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Drying increases peat bog fire hazard

2016-07-08 08:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate News Network: Timber growth and loss of moss on bogs has made them more vulnerable to fire. The danger of serious underground fires in peatlands is increasing as global warming causes these vital stores of atmospheric carbon to dry out. Scientists in Canada have confirmed once again an unexpected hazard in the world of climate change: the subterranean fire. Peat bogs massive stores of atmospheric carbon, held in partly-decomposed fibrous plant material could catch fire and smoulder below the surface...

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