Sore throat is a symptom, not a disease. In each case, there was a different cause that dictated a different treatment. The scratchy throat probably was a mechanical problem caused by dry, heated winter air and aggravated by my friend's tendency to breathe through her mouth when she sleeps.
Definition. Carbon-storing natural feature (such as a forest or the land mass) that exchanges carbon with other reservoirs. A reservoir from which no outflow of carbon compounds takes place is called carbon sink.
The largest store (sink) of carbon on Earth today is found in: 1  carbonate rocks (limestones) 2  marine sediments. 3  global oceans.  fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural 1  gas) soils.