Global Warming Predicted To Hasten Carbon Release From Peat Bogs

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Sun, 11/09/2008 - 23:00

Billions of tons of carbon sequestered in the world's peat bogs could be released into the atmosphere in the coming decades as a result of global warming, according to a new analysis of the interplay between peat bogs, water tables, and climate change.


 

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