Peatlands' 'huge reservoir' of carbon at risk of release
October 23, 2025
October 23, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Peatlands' 'huge reservoir' of carbon at risk of release
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Peatlands make up just 3% of the earth's land surface but store more than 30% of the world's soil carbon, preserving organic matter and sequestering its carbon for tens of thousands of years. A new study sounds the alarm that an extreme drought event could quadruple peatland carbon . . .
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Peatlands' 'huge reservoir' of carbon at risk of release
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Peatlands make up just 3% of the earth's land surface but store more than 30% of the world's soil carbon, preserving organic matter and sequestering its carbon for tens of thousands of years. A new study sounds the alarm that an extreme drought event could quadruple peatland carbon . . .