How a greening Arctic might be kick-starting a dangerous feedback loop

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By Matt SimonFeb 24, 2026, 4:15 am110 ptsTrending
Forests are great and all, but in one way, they don’t come close to the raw power of peatlands. Sprawling in the Arctic and elsewhere, like tropical regions, these soils are loaded with plant matter that’s resisting decay, turning into ultra-concentrated carbon. Though they comprise just 3 percent of…

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