New research outlines global threat of smoldering peat fires
Reno NV (SPX) Jan 11, 2015 - The natural disaster plays out like a movie script - ash falling from the sky, thick smoke shutting down airports and businesses across the globe, and uncontrollable fires burning for days and weeks. But this is not from a script; rather, it is a vivid description of a future climate change scenario in which the Earth's peat-rich regions become more susceptible to drying and burning. New r ... more
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