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Peat bog burning blamed for much of global warming
EFLBurning peat bogs set alight by rainforest clearance in Indonesia are releasing up to a seventh of the world's total fossil fuel emissions in a single year, the geographers' conference heard yesterday. Tropical peatlands are one of the largest stores of carbon on the Earth's surface and setting them alight is contributing massively to global warming, said Dr Susan Page, senior lecturer in geography at Leicester University. Blame Bush in 10, 9, 8... Posted by: Omumble Shavith6351 2005-09-02 |
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