peatland Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sun, 03 Jul 2016 15:37:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Stopping Peatland Wildfires May Reduce Climate Change https://www.greenoptimistic.com/peatland-wildfires-climate-change/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/peatland-wildfires-climate-change/#respond Sun, 03 Jul 2016 15:37:36 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60188 Climate change happens from both direct and indirect human interference- just look at the recent rise in wildfires. A study in Nature Scientific Reports by ecologist Mike Waddington revealed the repercussions of draining and mining peatlands: widespread wildfires. Peatlands, or bogs found in the northern hemisphere, are vulnerable to fires because of unearthed organic material […]

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