Phrases with «peat bogs»

"Peat bogs" are wetlands, or swampy areas, that contain a thick layer of accumulated dead plants. Over time, the dead plants break down and turn into a substance called peat. These peat bogs are important in storing carbon and providing habitats for various plants and animals. Full definition

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Sentences with «peat bogs»

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)
Uniquely spherical magnetic minerals wafted over the world by coal burning can be found from peat bogs to lake sediments and may furnish a record of this carbon combustion for future geologists. (scientificamerican.com)
In the same year there was a drought, and the woods and peat bogs burnt. (realclimate.org)
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Phrases with «peat bogs»

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