A Key to Climate Stabilization Could Be Buried Deep in the Mud, FSU Researchers Suggest

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Sep 18, 2018, 1:40 pm336 ptsTrending
Earth’s peatland soils store a lot of carbon — about as much as currently flows freely through the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. As global temperatures rise, scientists worry that the planet’s grip on these carbon reservoirs could weaken, unleashing a “carbon bomb” that could further destabilize…

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