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Luis Guanter

Professor of Applied Physics, Universitat Politècnica de València

Expertise: Remote sensing, Spectroscopy, Radiative modeling

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A 2014 study showed that the US Corn Belt is one of the biggest primary producers on Earth in July, but didn’t show that it produces more oxygen than the Amazon
CLAIM
"the US corn crop, at its peak, produces 40% more oxygen than the Amazon rainforest."

SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook (see claim in context)

Published: 23 Sep 2021

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