Peat – a vast carbon (and water) store
by Lewis, 21 April, 2019, 0 comments
Last year, the Woodland’s blog reported on the moorland fires around the U.K. and this Easter weekend yet another fire has been reported at Ilkley These fires have a devastating effect on local wildlife. Sadly, extensive peat wildfires have occurred in places as diverse as Indonesia (in 2015) and Greenland.
The fire (in Indonesia) and its associated smoke was responsible for the deaths of people and animals, and caused billions of pounds of damage through the destruction of homes and businesses. Also, the fires released truly massive amounts of carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) into the atmosphere. Read more...
