Observatory: Rising Temperatures May Dry Up Peat Bogs, Causing Carbon Release
Monday, October 13, 2008 - 16:28
in Earth & Climate
Ordinarily peat bogs are a huge carbon sink, but a new study suggests that might not be the case for northern bogs as temperatures rise.
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