Recent Examples on the Web Livestock—mostly cows—belch a lot of methane, and manure emits noxious greenhouse gases. — Charlie Mitchell, The New Republic, "Can Biden Keep His Promise to Make Farms Climate Friendly?," 16 Nov. 2020 But this process, called enteric fermentation, also produces methane, a potent planet-warming gas that the cattle mostly belch into the air. — New York Times, "Belching Cows and Endless Feedlots: Fixing Cattle’s Climate Issues," 20 Oct. 2020 While true volcanoes belch up magma from Earth’s upper mantle, ice volcanoes are a temporary product of partially-frozen lakes. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, "Why Are Ice Volcanoes Erupting on the Shores of Lake Michigan?," 20 Feb. 2020 At these depths, the most nourishing environments are those near mid-ocean ridges, networks of volcanoes that still actively belch up hot, young, metal-rich rock that quickly mixes with the cold, salty ocean water. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, "Microbes Living in Deep Sea Rocks Spawn More Hope for Life on Mars," 8 Apr. 2020 But that process belches out more than 450 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually—about 1% of all human emissions, and more than any other industrial chemical reaction. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, "New reactor could halve carbon dioxide emissions from ammonia production," 6 Nov. 2019 Gastro-esophageal reflux. Heartburn usually starts toward the end of the second trimester, said Dr. Barfield, and can feel like a burning in the chest, often accompanied by belching and regurgitation. — New York Times, "Pregnancy Pains Got You Down? Read This," 13 Apr. 2020 This is just inside Mercury’s orbit, a hellish region of the solar system where the spacecraft will experience temperatures above 900 degrees Fahrenheit while being assaulted by high-energy particles belched out by the sun. — Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, "Europe’s Solar Orbiter Begins Its Journey to the Sun," 7 Feb. 2020 The steaming, belching, bellowing War Rig, while decidedly gnarlier than the latest Wrangler to hit dealerships, might still be accurately approximated by the Jeep in less apocalyptic environments. — Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, "The Diesel Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Takes Off-Road Glory to the City," 6 Feb. 2020

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