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segensreich (adj/adv)
   beneficial, beneficent; prosperous (life, future)

Die Weltmeere haben während des gesamten Industriezeitalters massiv vom Menschen freigesetztes CO² gespeichert - insgesamt 140 Milliarden Tonnen. Doch der segensreiche Mechanismus scheint zu schwächeln.
During the entire industrial age, the world's oceans have stored massive amounts of CO² released by humans - a total of 140 billion tons. But the beneficial mechanism seems to be weakening.

Related:
segenbringend / Segen bringend (adj/adv) beneficial, beneficent
segenspendend / Segen spendend (adj/adv) beneficial, beneficent
der Segen blessing; benediction

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