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Warming peatlands can turn them from carbon sinks to leaks

A field experiment in a Minnesota peat bog shows that warming of just a few degrees can flip these ecosystems from storing carbon to releasing it, with implications for climate forecasting.

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A field experiment in a Minnesota peat bog shows that warming of just a few degrees can flip these ecosystems from storing carbon to releasing it, with implications for climate forecasting.