gigaton
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gigaton
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Equal to 1 billion metric tons, a gigaton is the equivalent of a cubic kilometer of water, enough to fill 400,000 Olympic swimming pools.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
It was an intense and disorienting time if you were simply a fan of the music; multiply that by approximately a gigaton if you were anywhere adjacent.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2026
To truly make a difference will require carbon removal at the gigaton scale, or billions of tons each year, according to the IPCC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
“Yet the world will break down if we do not fix energies we use today, mitigate their emissions at a gigaton scale, and rapidly transition to zero carbon alternatives.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023
The scientists found that most of the weight classes contain roughly one gigaton of life each.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 30, 2022
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