Global warming predicted to hasten carbon release from peat bogs

Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 11:56 in Earth & Climate

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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