Peat refers to a dark brown, soil-like material that forms when plants decay in wetlands, such as bogs or marshes. It can be used as fuel or for gardening purposes, like improving soil quality or growing plants. Full definition
The prime contenders are the melting of the West Antarctic ice - sheet, the melting of the Greenland ice - sheet (whose collapse some scientists believe will now be hard to prevent), and the thawing of peat bogs in western (clivehamilton.com)
(I was able to get a large bale of peat moss at a local bulk soil company.) (mycakies.com)
Greenhouse gas emissions from peat fires in Borneo and Sumatra are currently exceeding emissions from the entire U.S. economy, putting Indonesia on track to be one of the world's largest... (news.mongabay.com)