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Palm swamp in Peru
Posted inNews

Peeking at Peatlands: Satellite Data Fuel New Findings

by Adityarup Chakravorty 15 June 202229 June 2022

Researchers are combining hard-to-get field measurements with satellite imagery to gain new insight into where peatlands are and how they work.

Remains of settlements in Northern Ireland’s uplands.
Posted inNews

Peat Uncovers a Uniquely Resilient Irish Community

by Clarissa Wright 25 May 20223 June 2022

Researchers reveal an abandoned settlement in Northern Ireland that showed unusual resilience during calamities including epidemics, famine, and climate change.

A view of a swamp on Rishiri Island, with trees and water in the foreground and a snowy mountain in the background
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Climate and Currents Shaped Japan’s Hunter-Gatherer Cultures

by Rebecca Dzombak 5 May 2022

New climate records from a peat bog show how two neighboring cultures responded differently to shifts in climate and ocean currents.

Aerial image of the study area and photograph of eddy covariance tower equipped with all measuring devices.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Being Cool is a Slow Ride When You’re a Restored Wetland

by Ankur R. Desai 16 February 202215 March 2022

Restoring formerly drained peat wetlands can mitigate climate-warming emissions but the reward takes patience.

Thawing permafrost on various peatlands in Alaska
Posted inResearch Spotlights

How Much Carbon Will Peatlands Lose as Permafrost Thaws?

by Elizabeth Thompson 3 June 20219 December 2021

How much carbon peatlands may lose—or accumulate—in the future varies from place to place, according to a process-based model.

Plot showing relationship between subsidence rates and drainage density
Posted inEditors' Highlights

SE Asia Peatlands Subsidence Tied to Drainage Density

by A. Barros 29 March 202114 January 2022

Human-made channelization significantly accelerates peat decomposition and drives ground-surface deformation in tropical wetlands.

Green shoots rise from dry, cracked soil.
Posted inFeatures

Climate Change Uproots Global Agriculture

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 25 January 20211 April 2022

Climate change is shifting where ideal growing conditions exist and is leaving farmers behind. How can we secure our future food supply and support the people who grow it?

Smoke rises from a singed landscape, meeting the clouds above a swath of boreal forest punctuated by lakes.
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Feedback Loops of Fire Activity and Climate Change in Canada

by Saima Sidik 8 December 20201 April 2022

New research documents how a warming climate contributes to patterns in wildfire severity and frequency and how the fires contribute to climate change.

Doune Hill towers over a peat bog in Scotland.
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Building an Early-Career Researcher Community from the Ground Up

by H.M. Marcek 3 December 20201 April 2022

An international group of early-career scientists has developed its own network to virtually moor connections within the peatlands community.

Plot of observed data shows increased carbon loss as temperature is experimentally increased
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Soil Carbon May Not Remain Bogged Down in a Warmer World

by E. Davidson 27 July 20201 April 2022

Carbon was lost from an experimentally warmed boreal peatland much faster than it took to accumulate. Elevated CO2 had little effect on stored carbon, requiring re-evaluation of model assumptions.

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