The land can also release nitrous oxide, a heat-trapping gas.

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And so, you make not only water vapor, NOX but you make some nitrous oxides, NOX, or nox as it is known, and this is the precursor to smog.

这样不仅仅得到的水蒸气，但是你会得到一些氮氧化物，或者如大家所知到的nox，这是烟雾的前驱体。

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