| 单词 | peat |
| 例句 | The crofters had left behind a good supply of peat when they fled, so the air was hazy with smoke and the rich, earthy smell of burning turf. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The larvae eventually drop to the ground and form cocoons in the peat of tamarack bogs or the duff under spruce or pines. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Wandering on, they climbed a hill and came to Newtown Common—a country of peat, gorse and silver birch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Hester was no beauty; she was about as plain and scrawny as a hare could be; but her eyes were marvelously colored, gold-hazel flecked with rays of deepest peat brown and forest green. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They went more and more slowly, and made long halts in the peat cuts. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The whalers had left peat and dry kindling in the hearth. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z About the compound yard were strewn empty beer cartons and bottles, papers, rotting porridge, rags, overturned trash cans, overturned nightsoil buckets, ash from burnt peat and coal. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The marshes were at an end, dying away into dead peats and wide flats of dry cracked mud. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A ragged skin had been hung across the narrow window to keep the damp out, and a slab of peat smoldered in a brazier. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A peat fire burned low in a hearth blackened by the hotter blazes of years past. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It might have been the mixture of twisted vlei bushes and peat she used for fuel. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Hernandez dumped a truckload of dirt in the driveway, and now they mixed it with peat moss before spreading it around the yard. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z It fell away slowly beneath them as they rode past smoky peat fires, lines of horses, and wagons heavy-laden with hardbread and salt beef. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z How were you to know it's impossible to get peat for your box? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “In here,” she whispered and, looking around to make sure we hadn’t been seen, pushed me through a door into a cramped hovel that reeked of peat smoke. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Dad and I unload the bag of peat moss Mom asked for. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In his eyes, the peat moss prank put my future in jeopardy. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z What a strange find the two of us would make a thousand years from now, I thought, preserved together in the peat. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A peat fire burned smokily in the large fireplace against one wall, and the smoke trickled out of the chimney far above. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Following Fiver, he scrambled up the lumps and shelves of peat to the overhang of gravelly earth and thin grass that topped them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She still does, thought Davos, but he could smell the peat smoke drifting off Seal Rock too. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The ground there was spongy and smelled of peat. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The smell of wet earth comes to me from those thumbed and tattered pages, the sour tang of moorland peat, the feel of soggy moss spattered white in places by a heron’s droppings. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She must know I’m Irish from the papers Mr. Schatzman filled out when he brought me in to the Children’s Aid several weeks ago—or perhaps it is my accent, still as thick as peat. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She found her son surrounded by his father's lords ban- nermen, in a drafty hall with a peat fire smoking in a black hearth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The room underneath the story-tellers was lit by a single candle and by the saffron light of its peat fire. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground was broken by rifts and pits of naked black peat, where water lay and sharp white stones, some as big as a pigeon’s, some as a rabbit’s skull, glimmered in the moonlight. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people still heat their homes using peat: decayed, millennia-old vegetal matter that’s used here to fuel fires to dry barley, infusing the air with heady smoky aromas that define Islay whiskies. The Whisky Chronicles 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z In a city that was essentially carved out of peat bogs, space has always been at a premium. Quirks of Amsterdam, Revealed During Lunch 2013-04-19T14:56:08Z Carved by glaciers beginning 320 million years ago, Ben Bulben is unstable — porous mud stone, peat and bog on top of a mountain of limestone that acts like a sieve, he said. Climbing the summits of Irish literature The Camerons are in front of a peat stack, which is enormous even by Sutherland standards. Family life 2011-07-22T23:06:01Z Such was Mr. Hutton’s eye that the often gritty urban landscapes of his city films can seem as natural as a peat bog or a rain forest. Peter Hutton, Filmmaker With Austerely Romantic Worldview, Dies at 71 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Sifted compost is also great as a medium for plant containers, in combination with peat moss. Why compost is the lifeblood of the garden 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z The park led us to another nature area, this one along “petgatten,” a group of canals initially dug for removing and transporting peat, but now part of a restored wetlands area. Bikes and ferries combine for a freewheeling Dutch adventure 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Walking barefoot on Lewis: "The peat was slippery and cool, and where I stepped on sphagnum it surged up and around my foot, damp as a poultice." The Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane – review 2012-05-31T07:00:02Z We did our best to conserve energy, and a nightly fire of compressed peat bricks kept us cozy. Visiting Ireland, on horseback and off, for St. Patrick’s Day Because of its low pH, peat is still a go-to amendment when planting acid-loving plants such as heathers, azaleas, blueberries and pieris. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Over the rock in much of the landscape lies a partial blanket of peat. Scotland's rocky road: a journey to the edge of Lewis – a photo essay 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The bogs are drained before harvesting, and the top layers of peat are mined with a large vacuum apparatus. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The object of his affection is a monstrous swamp plant, fast-growing and 15 feet tall, living on interlocking mats of peat with long roots in water underneath. John Gaudet’s hymn to ‘Papyrus,’ the ancient plant facing an uncertain future in Africa Rice hulls: Sterilized rice hulls are not a substitute for peat moss but replace perlite and vermiculite, the production of which requires fossil fuels. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z To improve drainage in clay soil, amend with organic matter such as peat or chopped leaves. Cool Your Garden with Color 2012-07-16T17:20:05.517Z The Ireland of the 1960s when rural country homes were still heated with peat fires, of the summers spent at my grandfather’s house. The Whisky Chronicles 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z For those who worry about the sustainability of harvesting peat moss, there’s coir, made from coconut husks and high in lignin, the stuff of wood. Planting garlic? Weather conditions are key. “Pacific” was accompanied by excerpts from another magnificent Harrison work, “Trio for violin, cello and piano,” where the rumblings of a kind of sonic Siberian peat bog yielded gradually to a shower of light. Mark Morris Dance Group’s many surprises flow naturally at GMU 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z The smell of peat from barley stored here in Victorian times still lingered in the air. The Whisky Chronicles 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The dry ingredients are portland cement, peat moss, and vermiculite or perlite. These faux-stone pots make for the perfect spring project 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z As Veronica absorbs the forest’s damp foliage and sucking peat, her pain eases and she discards her prosthetics. ‘She Will’ Review: Payback Is a Witch 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Called the founder of Dutch socialism, he fought for labor rights and was beloved by peat workers. Bikes and ferries combine for a freewheeling Dutch adventure 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z They’re similar to the boardwalks used in nature preserves that let you walk through, say, a peat bog and see the wild orchids up close without damaging the plants or sinking into the muck. The advantages of using wooden pathways in your garden 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z The International Union for Conservation of Nature has considered the species of great apes, known for their long red hair, endangered since Sumatran orangutans face threats such as hunting and forest and peat swamp destruction. Bottle-fed baby orangutan at New Orleans zoo fascinates other apes 2022-01-22T05:00:00Z She counsels members to minimize peat moss use. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z As a growing mix, peat doesn’t need a lot of company. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Use a mix of one part sphagnum peat moss to one part sand. These stunning plants all have one thing in common: A taste for blood 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Beyond Stornoway’s edge, black peat fields gave way to chartreuse hills, between which one could see great sweeps of sandy bays and the Atlantic. Stalking the Trump Family’s Roots 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Keeping the soil acidic by adding peat moss and avoiding lime is important, too. Make the most of the soggy side of the garden 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z And to be honest to God, we don’t care where it’s sourced, as long as we get the right quality texture of peat moss. Druid Theater Company Makes Shakespeare’s Histories Its Own 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z They are heading for the "old offices where a man's life sinks into peat". Reading group: Wind, Sand and Stars – brilliantly uplifting 2012-11-09T15:57:26Z Mild and pleasing, with aromas and flavors of peat, iodine and earth. Does Blended Scotch Still Have a Place in the Modern Bar? 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Ms. Ivandi said the specially designed shoes helped preserve the bog because they allow people to walk without making significant indentations on the surface of the peat. Explorer: In Estonia, Jiggling and Bog-Trekking 2010-08-20T17:51:00Z As we cycled south through the park, we passed a small herd of ponies, flowering meadows and peat bogs, feeling thankful we didn’t meet too many other cyclists on the narrow, crushed-shell path. Bikes and ferries combine for a freewheeling Dutch adventure 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Of the hot-button issues seen by Sally McCabe, who manages educational issues for the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, peat moss concerns pale next to others. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z To the left were vast expanses of farmland, peat bogs and intermittent homes. The Whisky Chronicles 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z It's a little bit weedy, but no peat. How to garden through climate change 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z Assertive flavors of peat and malt, creamy, almost oily texture. Does Blended Scotch Still Have a Place in the Modern Bar? 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Head west across the mudflats at the outflow of Loch Tarbert, and negotiate a patchwork of peat bog and tussock grass down to the coast, using intermittent deer tracks. Scotland’s best Highland bothy weekend adventures 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z Charm wafted up the line, fragrant as peat smoke, as I heard him utter the magic spell: “I’d like to start a museum of American literature.” Where do art and the humanities belong? David Kipen on the new American Writers Museum 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z Climb Errisbeg Hill for a clear view of Connemara National Park’s Twelve Bens: a mountain range rising over a vast peat bog. Here's the Best Way to Explore Europe's Secret Villages 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z We’re used to adding organic matter in the form of compost, leaf mold, peat moss or some similar amendment to make the soil loamier, but in older times a pasture was often the source. How to create a living soil 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z In between, peat bogs were laced with the skeletons of fallen trees. From Montreal to Minnesota, by Inland Sea 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z After my peat bath, I showered off the sludge and was ushered into the massage room. Soaking it up in Europe’s best spas 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z I also have a big thing about peat. How to garden through climate change 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z She had inserted the freshly cut sprigs into a frame holding moist sphagnum peat moss wrapped in green tape, and the fine textured foliage ran in a neat clockwise direction, intertwined with juniper sprays. The magic of wreathmaking circles 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z She arrives at this place where 3,000 people were burned, and the earth is suffused with their presence in the peat, and the water, and the earth. "She Will" star Alice Krige is haunted and haunting: "There must be something a bit odd about me" 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z But since he is the man who discovered the body of Joey Sutherland in MacKenzie’s own peat bog, she wonders about his motives. Review | Val McDermid’s heroine is no Jessica Fletcher — and that’s a good thing 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z A mined peat bog “is never going to return to its former self,” he said. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Running back to the peat, they swiveled their hips, watched the earth jiggle and grinned. Explorer: In Estonia, Jiggling and Bog-Trekking 2010-08-20T17:51:00Z The first seemed overrated — a decent drink but hardly worthy of all the macho lore and rhapsodizing on peat content and cask type. My European Ritual 2014-04-18T19:59:27Z The owners began renting it out to peat farmers from Lithuania. Rediscovering Obama’s Irish Roots 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z It combines the honeyed, mellow spice character Irish whiskey is known for with a smoky peat note that it definitely isn’t. 8 Irish whiskeys to try when you want to get serious 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z His mixes would not contain the ubiquitous ingredient in most bagged growing media: peat moss. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Families would huddle around the hearth, where a peat fire would burn day and night, giving off its signature sweet, smoky smell. Exploring Scotland’s majestic Isle of Skye 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The signature elements of Highland Park's regular bottlings - malt, brine, the merest whiff of peat, all on a lovely broad expanse of a frame - are cranked up hugely, but not at all jarringly. | Cups of Good Cheer 2012-12-14T22:31:14Z “We believe that using peat for soil incorporation and ground mulching is unnecessary and unacceptable,” spokesman Garfield Myrie wrote in response to an email. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The Irish taste of poetry and peat fires. One last thing ? Sophie Dahl 2010-03-20T00:11:00Z The end product of all the vegetation is peat, the Highlands’ wood-substitute. Hillwalking from sea to sea across Scotland 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Place them in dry peat moss to store. Gardening 101: Caladiums 2011-06-17T14:20:34.357Z It locks up so much carbon, and I just get so frustrated when I see gardeners using peat because they think it's perfect, weed-free, and cheap. How to garden through climate change 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z He converted part of a pond to a bog by adding a liner and peat, then figured out how to dry the cranberries. Hillside garden is tamed with native plants and decks 2014-07-23T04:00:00Z The germination is stopped by heating the barley, sometimes over peat fires, which impart a smoky aroma. Does Blended Scotch Still Have a Place in the Modern Bar? 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Perhaps you perused seed catalogues for your favorite fruits and vegetables, lined up small peat pots to stick seeds in, then cut open a bag of soil. Scientists can recycle sewer waste into garden soil. But if it stinks, it won’t sell. 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z After hiking to see reindeer and arctic foxes, walking back through the permafrost peat bogs was a “laugh and cry” adventure. From the bottom of the world to the top, two friends explore the poles 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z SAT All-ages celebration of nature, conservation and community, music by the Old Time Fiddlers Association, potluck, beer garden, family friendly activities, silent auction, tours of 5,000-year-old peat bog, 1 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-09-12T04:01:08Z St. George’s uses different levels of roasting for its barleys, roasting over beech and alder instead of peat. The next big thing in American distilling: Single malt whiskey 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z The boats were first used in the 1800s to transport peat and manure to farms. Bikes and ferries combine for a freewheeling Dutch adventure 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z For horticultural use, the extraction of peat requires the removal of a bog’s living surface to reach the partially decomposed layers beneath. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Potting soil typically consists of a mix of organic matter, peat moss and perlite. Container gardening: The rules to know, and the rules to break 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z This is where seaside lakes, peat bogs, meadows and forests meet spits and dunes. 20 of the best Baltic beach holidays 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Laura Hopkins's design, daringly dominated by a giant seesaw on which characters can exert themselves and give others a jolt, is all of a black and dark peat piece. The Seagull – review 2013-04-20T23:05:42Z Over here we have a big campaign to stop using peat in gardens, in potting compost, etc. How to garden through climate change 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z These included wax and an odd material known as bog-butter, a fatty substance found in peat bogs which is associated with buried human remains. What lies beneath 2010-06-19T23:05:00Z Smoky peat was once used to dry the malted barley, and now a whiff of smokiness from that revived method overlays the subtly honeyed palate of this graceful new whiskey. An Irish Whiskey Returns to Its Roots 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z In song, peat and the moor are the stage setting for many stories of love consummated and love crushed with betrayal. Scotland's rocky road: a journey to the edge of Lewis – a photo essay 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z In went a few wheelbarrow loads of weed-free manure and some peat moss, too, its acidity countered with extra garden lime. Knowing what types of weeds grow in your garden can help you improve it 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z It’s a frosty treat that — with its peat and bittersweetness — borders on savory. At Ballard’s Hot Cakes, spiked floats and boozy shakes 2013-04-17T00:07:40Z The Northern Ireland-born Heaney's poems evoke an Irish country childhood, with images of potato diggers and peat bog cutters, and echo the deep political splits that have divided the island. Ireland mourns 'keeper of language' poet Seamus Heaney 2013-08-30T17:44:08Z Soil: Hydrangeas like moist, fertile, well-drained soil with lots of organic matter, such as peat or chopped leaves. Gardening 101: French Hydrangeas 2010-05-26T17:49:00Z In he studies Britain geologically, exploring the relation between peat and gneiss, chalk and sand, asking how we can learn to understand the country differently. The Old Ways by Robert Macfarlane – review 2012-05-31T07:00:02Z Once used for peat extraction, the area is an ideal spot for nature worship, or a happy hour, evidenced by the foursome we encountered sitting by the trail. Bikes and ferries combine for a freewheeling Dutch adventure 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z If you have soil with lots of sand or clay, you can improve it by adding organic matter such as peat, leaf mold, or composted manure. The Sweetest Lily 2010-05-19T18:12:00Z Its perpetually tea-colored waters — thanks to the presence of peat deposits along much of its course — host impressive numbers of returning Atlantic salmon each spring and summer. The putter, the pint & the Hairy Mary: A golf and angling odyssey in Western Ireland 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z In Canada, by contrast, peat isn’t used as a fuel, and its sheer acreage in less populated areas works in favor of its mining. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z It was silky and chalky, moist enough to absorb the peat smoke that ultimately gives whisky its characteristic flavor. The Whisky Chronicles 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Alternatives to peat tend to be more heavily blended with one another to achieve peat moss’s desired qualities. Peat moss: Good for plants but bad for the planet? 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z Peatlands in the Australian Alps are a type of mossy wetland characterised by carbon-rich peat soil, formed from plants that have partially decomposed in wet, swampy conditions. Feral horses and peatland carbon emissions 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z In salt marshes, the sulfur cycle is closely linked with the carbon cycle, and healthy salt marshes store a very large amount of carbon in peat and associated soil minerals. Analysis finds diversity on the smallest scales in sulfur-cycling salt marsh microbes 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Along the river, there are big peat bogs containing gigantic amounts of undecomposed dead plant material, which makes them significant carbon sinks. Researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Bakar provided government data showing that, while it fluctuates, air quality in the regions where the peat and forest fires were found in the past week were getting better. Indonesia denies its fires are causing blankets of haze in neighboring Malaysia 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z They have deep peat soils and are covered by woody shrubs rather than the low-growing Sphagnum moss found in more northern peatlands. Re-wetting is key for boosting CO2 storage in southern US peatlands 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z If features of natural ecosystems like pollination and the absorption of gases by trees and peat lands collapse, the World Bank estimates the global economy could be $2.7 trillion poorer by 2030. Business group standards aim to help firms account for nature-related risks 2023-09-18T04:00:00Z Although flooding and collapsing walls made the dig difficult, the construction crew and scientists extracted the skeleton, which rested in a peat layer 13 feet thick, representing what was once a marshy wetland. 'Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales' tracks Washington fossils and their stories 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z According to Drake, the carbon isotope analysis also shows that most of the carbon comes from the forest vegetation, not the peat. Researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Forest and peat fires are an annual problem in Indonesia that strains relations with neighboring countries. Firefighters battle peatland fires on Indonesia’s Sumatra island 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z Left undisturbed, stored carbon can remain locked in pocosins' organic soil for millennia due to natural antimicrobial compounds called phenolics that prevent the waterlogged peat from decaying rapidly, even during times of drought. Re-wetting is key for boosting CO2 storage in southern US peatlands 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Thousands of the state’s wetlands — oval depressions known as Carolina bays, pocosin bogs with sandy peat soil and woodsy shrubs — are formed by rainfall or groundwater and have no connection to surface waters. States at the forefront of fights over wetlands protections after justices slash federal rules 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z These bones were found in a peat layer that had accumulated in a wetland, lying directly over a shelly marine clay layer deposited by glaciers melting into the newly formed Puget Sound. 'Spirit Whales and Sloth Tales' tracks Washington fossils and their stories 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Only for a short period of time at the end of the rainy season between March and April, after peak flow, do the researchers find evidence of the peat bogs releasing carbon into the water. Researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Bogs are a wetland of soft, spongy ground consisting mainly of partially decayed plant matter called peat. Wales: 'I love bog snorkelling because it saved my life' 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z The site has been affected by unregulated peat extraction. Climate change: Lough Neagh temperature rises 'alarmingly' 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z But he notes that peat fires burning long-buried carbon do, worryingly, exist elsewhere, including Siberia. How ‘Zombie’ Fires Rise from the Dead in Spring 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z There are claims about disruption of the peat moorland where the windfarm is being built; talk of the "industrialisation" of a once-rugged landscape; and worries about how much the community will benefit economically. Should the Rosebank oilfield get the go ahead? 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z "Overall, however, we see very little peat in the river," Drake says. Researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z He said his crew was not familiar with smoldering peat fires that can burn below ground in the Canada woods, and they are still getting used to “all those diggings.” In fight against Canada fires, dancing South Africa crews are a familiar and uplifting sight 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z It is expected to include a ban on peat sales from 2025. Climate change: Lough Neagh temperature rises 'alarmingly' 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The stone circles and alignments were discovered in the late 1930s when a local worker, George Barnett, was cutting peat. Beaghmore: The ancient stones, the night sky and giant trolls 2023-07-02T04:00:00Z Ms Donald of SSE denies Viking will have a negative effect on the peat. Should the Rosebank oilfield get the go ahead? 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z "And that's good news, because it also means that the peat bogs are stable." Researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z As a result of the fighting and shelling, large peat fires occur time and again. Ukrainian Dam Collapse Triggers ‘Ecological Disaster’ 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z Mid Ulster Council said it was investigating seven potential breaches of planning in peat extraction. Climate change: Lough Neagh temperature rises 'alarmingly' 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z It was discovered preserved in peat at the bottom of a trench. Boxford wood carving is 6,000 years old, experts say 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Dried peat moss, Sphagnum, is commonly used as fuel in some parts of Europe and is considered a renewable resource. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At present, he says, there is no danger that the organic material contained in the peat bogs will be released, since they are under water almost all year round and thus not exposed to oxygen. Researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z At the Monte Verde site in Chile, archaeologists excavating a peat bog recovered remnants of shelters, butchered animal remains, and even scraps of clothing made from hides. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z "He loves farming, hedgerow creation, fencing. He'll cut peats. He is of the land." King Charles coronation: Does Scotland want its kilted king? 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z He said: "It was clearly very old and appeared well preserved in peat. After hosing it down, we saw that it had markings that appeared unnatural and possibly man-made." Boxford wood carving is 6,000 years old, experts say 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z A group of volunteers restoring a Spitfire pulled from a peat bog in Norway have appealed for help as they rebuild it to fly again. Spitfire AA810: 'Final push' appeal in peat bog plane's rebuild 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z This might lead to peat bogs falling dry and being decomposed by bacteria, which would release a huge amount of CO2. Researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z Often labeled as sphagnum moss or peat moss, it became popular in the 1950s because of its versatility. Peat-based soil is an environmental nightmare. Try these alternatives. 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z It was a world tough and spare and beautiful: high mountains, aqua-colored icebergs frozen in a snow-covered sea, laughter and mirth in warm stone and peat shelters as the wind and darkness raged outside. Review | The giant, bearded polar explorer who became a Hollywood celebrity 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z The wilderness, which straddles the Georgia-Florida border, is a mire of winding, midnight waters, giant cypress trees cloaked in Spanish moss, and peat islands floating among alligators and lily pads. How a defunct Trump policy still threatens Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The plane's remains arrived at Airframe Assemblies on the Isle of Wight in September 2019 after a small team of volunteers and local residents dug the warplane out of the peat bog by hand. Spitfire AA810: 'Final push' appeal in peat bog plane's rebuild 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z "The peat bogs in the Congo Basin store some 29 billion tonnes of carbon," Barthel says. Researchers study one of the world's darkest rivers 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z This poses an issue because it takes millennia for just a few feet of peat to form. Peat-based soil is an environmental nightmare. Try these alternatives. 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Layers of sphagnum moss and peat help pickle bodies by saturating the tissue in a cold, immobilizing environment that is highly acidic and almost devoid of oxygen. What the Bog Bodies Knew 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Seeds grow in six peat moss sponges encased in plastic pods — reaching their roots into the water at the unit’s base. Adventures in AeroGardening — tomatoes grown from the kitchen counter | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Engineers had to avoid causing damage to deep peat and boulders removed to allow access to the railway were put back in place with their lichen-covered surfaces the right way up. Mountain railway reopens after four-year shutdown 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z The United Nations developed a framework for doing so over the last decade that supported decisions such as assessing the impact of shrinking peat land and protecting an endangered species of tree. White House Aims to Reflect the Environment in Economic Data 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z The United States, on the other hand, hasn’t banned the use of peat. Peat-based soil is an environmental nightmare. Try these alternatives. 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Bog-mummified people are mainly found in raised bogs — discrete, dome-shaped masses of peat that typically form in lowland landscapes and reach depths of 30 feet or more. What the Bog Bodies Knew 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z More gardeners are seeking to avoid growing in peat, whose harvest is damaging to the local ecosystem. Adventures in AeroGardening — tomatoes grown from the kitchen counter | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z The best way to solve this problem is to add a layer of sand or peat moss to the ground. What killed this boxwood? Experts provide advice to keep your garden thriving 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z "Pa would always smile and assure them that nothing was wrong with the water; on the contrary it was filtered and sweetened by Scottish peat." Prince Harry's book: Things you might have missed 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Using alternatives might take some getting used to, but once you find the right setup, he says, starting seeds and growing any type of plant without peat is “absolutely possible.” Peat-based soil is an environmental nightmare. Try these alternatives. 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Bone arrowheads were found embedded in the skull and sternum of Porsmose Man, recovered from peat elsewhere in Denmark. What the Bog Bodies Knew 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Having a peat alternative to the sponges would be great. Adventures in AeroGardening — tomatoes grown from the kitchen counter | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Damaging the peat risks releasing harmful greenhouses gases into the atmosphere. The 'enigmatic' peatbog seeking worldwide recognition 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, these bogs have been subject to peat thievery for the nursery trade. How Water Cycles Can Help Prevent Disastrous Floods and Drought 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z One of the most popular peat-free growing media includes coconut coir, a material made from coconut fibers that has similar qualities to peat, but doesn’t take thousands of years to form. Peat-based soil is an environmental nightmare. Try these alternatives. 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z In 1674, a man and a woman died in a snowstorm on the upland peat bog of Hope Woodland in Derbyshire, England. What the Bog Bodies Knew 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z They represent the range of environments into which human effects are etched: a peat bog in Poland, the ice of the Antarctic Peninsula, a bay in Japan, a coral reef off the Louisiana coast. For Planet Earth, This Might Be the Start of a New Age 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z In places, the peat is 10m thick - deep enough to submerge two double decker buses stacked on top of one another. The 'enigmatic' peatbog seeking worldwide recognition 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z The EU’s executive branch, however, said Chinese customs authorities have rejected a number of Lithuanian imports and had “suddenly formalized complete import bans on alcohol, beef, dairy, logs, and peat shipped from Lithuania.” EU takes China to WTO over Lithuania trade dispute 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z Inside the cube are a few seeds, a starter peat pot and a mini-booklet of instructions and lore. Style Invitational Week 1516: Questionable Journalism 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Plant decomposition is slowed to such an extent in these areas that dead vegetation accumulates to form peat, effectively storing carbon dioxide. What the Bog Bodies Knew 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z "AA810 was out there somewhere, it crashed in the Fjords and had been buried in snow and peat, but when we finally located it, it was actually reasonably preserved." Remembrance Sunday: The WW2 pilot who won the Grand National 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z After suffering extensive forest and peat fires in 2016, Indonesia has put in place tougher regulations on its palm oil industry, while corporations have faced pressure to reduce deforestation. Countries Made Bold Climate Promises Last Year. How Are They Doing? 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z In the Arctic, wildfires can result in the burning of decayed organic matter in peat and thawed permafrost. Warming Made Siberian Fires Worse. The Trend Will Continue, Scientists Say. 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The aquarium already more than offsets most of its direct and indirect CO2 emissions through carbon credits from a biodiversity reserve in Indonesia that protects peat swamps. Seattle Aquarium’s Ocean Pavilion will transform its focus and the waterfront 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z He added, with chagrin, that in the Irish Midlands, the Baltic States and parts of Germany, peat is still being cut. What the Bog Bodies Knew 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z “Such whisky,” an opinionated laird or peat cutter might mutter, “is made from the fires of hell rather than from the good clean earth.” Peaty Scotch whisky distills actual earth into a drinkable spirit 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Enjoy crafts and activities, games and raffles, prepackaged snacks and beverages and a thrilling tour through the haunted peat bog. What to do in Seattle this week: Pumpkin patches, family-friendly fall fun 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z His latest project attempted to take things further and get the peat and rain of the islands to play their part alongside the musicians. Erland Cooper: Fans unearth only version of album buried in Orkney 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z LULLYMORE, Ireland — For centuries, the Irish have used peat from bogs to fuel the home fires. Protecting the Peatlands of Ireland as Fuel Costs Skyrocket 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z “Never before have we needed to care as much about peatlands,” said Dr. Giles, whose book “Bog Bodies: Face to Face With the Past” explores what she calls “the black hole of the peat pool.” What the Bog Bodies Knew 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z Here in Seattle, distilleries are putting peat into their locally produced Scotch-style American whiskey, as well. Peaty Scotch whisky distills actual earth into a drinkable spirit 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Historically, the area would have been wet enough that peat, a spongy material formed of partially decayed organic matter that can serve as an important carbon sink, would accumulate, Dr. Barton said. At Old Coal Mines, the American Chestnut Tries for a Comeback 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z The idea was to let the recording "decompose" in the soil and release the record, no matter how much it had changed after being buried and exposed to the peat and rain. Erland Cooper: Fans unearth only version of album buried in Orkney 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Stories of families coming together to bring home “the turf,” as peat is called in Ireland, evoke idyllic memories of a poorer, but simpler, life on the land. Protecting the Peatlands of Ireland as Fuel Costs Skyrocket 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z The laboratory uses scientific monitoring equipment such as pipes inserted into the peat to measure the water table, weirs that gauge water flow in erosion channels and marked-out squares for monitoring plant growth. Kinder Scout 'mass trespass' reserve is extended 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Sales of peat to amateur gardeners will be banned in England from 2024, the government has confirmed. Climate change: England's gardeners face peat compost ban 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z In the parking lot, biology teachers burned pieces of peat — decayed plant material — to understand why fires are emerging in the Arctic Circle. Hungry for more student interest, WA teachers test a free science curriculum 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z He plants his in pots filled with a 60/40 mix of peat moss and perlite because regular potting soil or even regular soil would be too rich and burn the roots. Mosquito problem? Add these gorgeous carnivorous plants to your garden 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z But now the Irish government, in the name of fighting climate change, conserving habitat and improving air quality, is moving to restrict the use of peat — and finding that it is not easy. Protecting the Peatlands of Ireland as Fuel Costs Skyrocket 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z However, following almost 40 years of restoration work with our partners and volunteers, the NNR is being transformed into a plateau of healthy peat bogs. Kinder Scout 'mass trespass' reserve is extended 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The move follows a consultation and is part of a pledge to restore peat lands. Climate change: England's gardeners face peat compost ban 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z A peat fire filled the room with the smell of scorched earth. A road trip through Yeats country in County Sligo, Ireland 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z It would likely also drain and dehydrate peatlands, peat experts said, ultimately leading to their decomposition and the release of the carbon they trap. Congo to Auction Land to Oil Companies: ‘Our Priority Is Not to Save the Planet’ 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z But turf will remain freely available through informal channels, and rising fuel costs, due largely to the cutting of Russian gas supplies to Europe, have made peat even more attractive as a fuel source. Protecting the Peatlands of Ireland as Fuel Costs Skyrocket 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Projects such as water retention schemes, mixing forest species and the restoration of peat lands are already happening in some places. EXPLAINER: What’s behind Europe’s spate of deadly wildfires? 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Environmental groups have long campaigned for tougher action, including a ban on peat extraction in the UK. Climate change: England's gardeners face peat compost ban 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Traditionally, peat fires were used to dry malted barley. Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Mpanu asserted that drilling could be “surgical” and that companies could find a way to drill diagonally to avoid touching the peat. Congo to Auction Land to Oil Companies: ‘Our Priority Is Not to Save the Planet’ 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z One in seven Irish families still rely, at least in part, on peat for heat. Protecting the Peatlands of Ireland as Fuel Costs Skyrocket 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z But draining the Sudd might just replace its methane emissions with carbon dioxide generated as newly exposed peat decomposes, while doing immeasurable damage to its ecosystem, Darbyshire says. In ominous sign for global warming, feedback loop may be accelerating methane emissions 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z "However, it's not enough and it's not quick enough; the ban on retail sales of peat is not going to end peat extraction." Climate change: England's gardeners face peat compost ban 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z "Extracting peat to burn is not sustainable. Peatlands are created over a very long time. They are a great carbon sink and house enormous biodiversity," she says. Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Organic matter from plants is stored in peat, coal, and permafrost for thousands to millions of years. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Michael Fitzmaurice, a member of Parliament and chairman of the Turf Cutters and Contractors Association, said that as global energy supplies tighten and prices soar, the use of peat is likely to increase this winter. Protecting the Peatlands of Ireland as Fuel Costs Skyrocket 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z The spirit's tasting notes on its aroma say: "Brazil nuts in toffee fill the nose, followed by linseed oil, a suggestion of flowering blackcurrants, sweet, aromatic peat smoke and a hint of tobacco". Rare Ardbeg Scotch single malt cask sells for £16m 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z Much of the peat used in the UK is imported, however peat continues to be mined, although volumes have been declining in recent years. Climate change: England's gardeners face peat compost ban 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z "When cut and burned, it impacts both the biodiversity of the peat bog and releases carbon back into the atmosphere." Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z A characteristic paludal deposit is a peat bog, a deposit rich in organic matter that can be converted into coal when lithified. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Their landlords — keen to keep their tenants on the overcrowded land, paying exorbitant rent — gave them rights to cut peat from their otherwise worthless bogs. Protecting the Peatlands of Ireland as Fuel Costs Skyrocket 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Glossopteris trees flourished in wetlands and readily formed peat, a precursor to coal. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Much of the UK peat industry is in Somerset, providing jobs and income to local people. Climate change: England's gardeners face peat compost ban 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z However, Ms Thomas agrees using peat does make a big difference to the taste of whisky - but it's not to everyone's liking. Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z As swamp materials collect on the floor of the swamp, they turn to peat. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z “Drained peat dries out and leaks carbon, but once we rewet it, we can take live moss from donor sites and replant bare patches of bog with it,” Ms. Farrell said. Protecting the Peatlands of Ireland as Fuel Costs Skyrocket 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z In a warming world, droughts intensify, and outbreaks of fire become more common even in moisture-rich environments, such as the peat forests of Indonesia and the Pantanal wetlands of South America. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Somerset County Council confirmed that peat extraction was still taking place in the county at a "limited number of sites", centred around the Glastonbury area. Climate change: England's gardeners face peat compost ban 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z In peated whiskies, malt grain is spread out over a perforated floor and underneath peat is burned, producing wafts of flavoursome smoke. Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The scientists - mapping each spot with a GPS monitor - photographed the peat cores, then sealed them in plastic to send off to Leeds University for further analysis. Congo peat: The 'lungs of humanity' which are under threat 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z If you go that route, make sure to nourish the plants only with rainwater and give them a boggy soil with a mix of sand, peat and sphagnum moss appropriate for the species. Micro greens: How Seattleites are maximizing even the tiniest of yards | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z The key is a rich, brown crumbly soil known as peat. Carbon Credits Versus the “Big Gulp” 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Some old peat mines in Somerset have been turned over to conservation, the drainage channels cut for mining peat planted with reed beds. Climate change: England's gardeners face peat compost ban 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Whisky is made all over the world, and it's not just in Scotland that peat is considered a vital component. Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z A giant slab of carbon-rich peat, discovered in central Africa, is under threat from uncontrolled development - posing a significant risk for future climate change, writes BBC Africa correspondent Andrew Harding. Congo peat: The 'lungs of humanity' which are under threat 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z He plants his in pots filled with a 60/40 mix of peat moss and perlite, because regular potting soil or even regular soil would be too rich and burn the roots. Inside the secret world of SoCal’s carnivorous plant collectors 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Over millennia, layers of moss, mud, and vegetation accumulated to form peat. Carbon Credits Versus the “Big Gulp” 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z This means re-wetting the peat, achieved by blocking artificial drainage ditches and gullies. Climate change: England's gardeners face peat compost ban 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z "Crushing the grain first means it absorbs a lot more smoke from the same amount of peat." Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z But the peat, which has taken thousands of years to build up, can be destroyed within a matter of weeks if allowed to dry out. Congo peat: The 'lungs of humanity' which are under threat 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Burning on upland peat soils is already restricted to a "season" that runs from 1 October to the 15 April each year. Peat soil fires: Campaigners say England's 'rainforests' illegally burned 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Once drained, however, peat can be fabulous for growing crops, as farmers who came here after the Gold Rush soon discovered. Carbon Credits Versus the “Big Gulp” 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z In the UK, more than 18 million tonnes of carbon are emitted every year by damaged peat lands. Climate change: England's gardeners face peat compost ban 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Mr Bignall has also found a way to eliminate the use of peat completely - by burning sheep dung readily available on his farm. Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z A late addition to the slate of candidates came from a Polish peat bog near a mountain summit in a region known for its mines and heavy industry. Bogs, lakebeds, and sea floors compete to become Anthropocene’s ‘golden spike’ 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Blanket bog is a rare ecosystem made up of large areas of deep peat soil. Peat soil fires: Campaigners say England's 'rainforests' illegally burned 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z When peat dries, it oxidizes and evaporates, or is swept away by the wind, steadily robbing the Delta islands of about an inch in height each year. Carbon Credits Versus the “Big Gulp” 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z When peat dries out it emits rather than stores greenhouse gases, contributing to climate change. Climate change: England's gardeners face peat compost ban 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z Remarkably well-preserved bodies have been recovered from peat bogs thousands of years after they were buried. Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Its sediments capture the typical 1950s markers, along with spikes in lead, aluminum, titanium from nearby smokestacks—and even the extinction of amoebas that once thrived in the peat. Bogs, lakebeds, and sea floors compete to become Anthropocene’s ‘golden spike’ 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z At another estate the BBC did not find any evidence of burning on deep peat. Peat soil fires: Campaigners say England's 'rainforests' illegally burned 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z All that changes when the peat dries out. Carbon Credits Versus the “Big Gulp” 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The ban applies to peat in products designed for everyday gardeners, which accounts for 70% of the peat sold in the UK. Climate change: England's gardeners face peat compost ban 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z This lack of decomposition means that the carbon contained in all the plant and animal matter that makes up the peat, can't escape back into the atmosphere. Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The government has put in place a permanent moratorium on converting primary forest and peat land for palm oil. Climate change: Record tree losses in 2021 in northern regions 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z The landowner appeared to have taken care to only set fire to heather on areas where the peat is less than 40cm deep. Peat soil fires: Campaigners say England's 'rainforests' illegally burned 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Deverel and Ingram hope the process could start to reverse the subsidence by adding as much as two inches of soil a year as watery plants die and form new peat. Carbon Credits Versus the “Big Gulp” 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z To the east of Kyiv, bridges were blown up in a manner that forced a squad of Russian tanks into a peat bog; four tanks sank nearly up to their turrets. They flooded their own village, and kept the Russians at bay 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z She says: "Globally, the whisky industry uses a tiny amount of peat - but the issue goes beyond carbon." Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z We saw some of the beaver damage on a long afternoon’s hike on Gable Island, which was lined with peat bogs and deciduous beech forests. Going all in on adventure in Patagonia 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z It said there was only evidence of burning on deep peat on one. Peat soil fires: Campaigners say England's 'rainforests' illegally burned 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z But Mack’s wetlands in the Gulf of Mexico lacked the key ingredient of peat. Carbon Credits Versus the “Big Gulp” 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Add some peat moss and elemental sulfur to each hole for the blueberries and mix with a trowel. When to prune rhodies, how to move blueberries and more spring garden advice 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z "At Fettercairn, peat has never been the focus, as we have a tropical style of flavour," she says. Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z In a feat of scientific sleuthing, Jones and her colleagues analyzed two oxygen isotopes contained in a peat bog core sample pulled that year from a remote island. Into the ice: A crab boat’s quest for snow crab in a Bering Sea upended by climate change 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z It says the reason some sites identified as illegal burns turned out to be located on shallow peat is because the government peat map it used as a guide is not definitive. Peat soil fires: Campaigners say England's 'rainforests' illegally burned 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z In peat wetlands, inundating the land—and stopping up those weird little chimneys—has the potential to reduce so much CO2 that it would more than compensate for new methane emissions, according to Deverel. Carbon Credits Versus the “Big Gulp” 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The boreal forests in the Arctic and the Congo rainforest also safeguard, just below the surface, huge deposits of peat, the largest storehouse of carbon on the planet. Review | A plea to preserve the megaforests that keep the Earth alive 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z So, can whisky lovers learn to live without peat? Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z In late spring, the crofter will revert to an ancient practice of cutting and burning peat for fuel, and will also have to put up the price of the eggs he sells. Hebrides: Life on beautiful islands with the UK's worst fuel poverty 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z England's deep peat soils support rare ecosystems and store huge amounts of carbon. Peat soil fires: Campaigners say England's 'rainforests' illegally burned 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Closer to home, in North Carolina, scientists have investigated the potential for a carbon farm on 10,000 acres of previously drained pocosins, wetland bogs with woody shrubs and sandy peat soil. Carbon Credits Versus the “Big Gulp” 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z These tiny, bright and glittering fishes live only in peat swamps in Southeast Asia. Blind Eel and Nearly Transparent Fish Discovered in 2021 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Using peat from the family farm, Mr Bignell employs several unusual peating techniques in a bid to get more out of this precious resource. Whisky makers are turning their backs on peat 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Some people use coconut coir, which can be expensive on its own, or peat moss, which is not sustainable, according to worm experts. Everything you need to know about worm composting 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The government last year introduced a ban on burning peat deeper than 40cm in some protected areas of England. Peat soil fires: Campaigners say England's 'rainforests' illegally burned 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z It’s true, some recent experiments of this ilk from other purveyors aren’t all chardonnay and roses: A wine infused with marigold tastes thin and slightly vomitous; a cornflower tea is reminiscent of peat moss. For Today’s Cocktails and Tonics, Flowers Are So Much More Than a Garnish 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z If you were to excavate beneath the seven-figure houses of the Westside, you might find enough peat to craft a decent Scotch. Why we turned the L.A. River into a freeway (for water) 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Addressing alkaline soil requires products like sphagnum peat, elemental sulfur, aluminum sulfate, iron sulfate, acidifying nitrogen, and organic mulches, according to Grove Collaborative. 2 easy ways to get rid of moss that don’t involve commercial moss killers 2022-02-26T05:00:00Z Heat and drought are also priming new terrain for ignition, including rainforests, permafrost and peat swamps, according to the report. Wildfires are getting worse across the globe. How does California compare? 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The Labour Party has told the BBC it also wants to see the ban extended to cover all moorland peat. Peat soil fires: Campaigners say England's 'rainforests' illegally burned 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z Poking around in the peat, he picked up a six-inch-tall bronze figurine with an egg-shaped head, looped arms, knobby breasts and a nose that would make an anteater envious. A 2,700-Year-Old Figurine Revives a Weighty Mystery 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Threats to the Sumatran species include hunting and the destruction of the forests and peat swamps of the Indonesian island where they spend nearly all their time in trees. Best name for cute baby orangutan: Rudy, Roux or Maymuun? 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z "So our sphagnum mosses are what take carbon out of the atmosphere and lock it into layers of peat, and they're actually being killed by these high levels of nitrogen." Northern Ireland's peatlands face 'toxic' nitrogen risk 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z Because peat contains very little oxygen, organic materials like wood, leather and textiles do not rot. Climate change threatening buried UK treasures 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Threats to the Sumatran species include hunting and the destruction of the forests and peat swamps where they spend nearly all their time in trees. Baby orangutan being bottle-fed, which intrigues others 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z His recent projects included a podcast series and campaigning against the ban on the use of peat in commercial horticulture. Peter Seabrook: Gardening writer and broadcaster dies aged 86 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z An additional plan, called the Local Nature Recovery scheme, will pay farmers to deliver on small-scale environmental priorities, such as "creating wildlife habitat, planting trees, or restoring peat and wetland areas". Farmers could be paid for post-Brexit land changes 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Threats include hunting and the destruction of the forests and peat swamps where they spend nearly all their time up in trees. Endangered orangutan in New Orleans has 1 healthy baby 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z It is evidence of "desiccation" - the drying of the peat layer - fears Dr Andrew Birley, the chief archaeologist at the site. Climate change threatening buried UK treasures 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z In 1942, a peat cutter digging in a Danish bog crunched his shovel into a horned bronze helmet. Bronze Age ‘power helmets’ unearthed from Danish bog 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Last month he was one of 23 signatories calling for an open debate on the use of peat in horticulture. Peter Seabrook: Gardening writer and broadcaster dies aged 86 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z More recently, peat draining has shifted to developing countries, such as Indonesia and Malaysia. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb Four Iraqi migrants were found hiding in a consignment of peat in a Belarusian-registered truck at the Medininkai crossing on Thursday afternoon. Lithuania says it may close Belarus border crossings over migrant smuggling 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z It would be a "catastrophe" for any organic artefacts if the peat dries, she says. Climate change threatening buried UK treasures 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z So, it was with delight that I found the Nov. 12 front-page article “Peat: A ‘superhero’ in fight for the planet,” Booth’s account of the reclamation of peat bogs for the sake of climate health. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: For peat’s sake, it’s time for a geography lesson 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Emissions then continue for decades, until all the peat is gone. Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z In Ikenge, two years have now passed since Lewis’s brief sojourn, but hope for a way to turn peat into profit persists. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb Smoke-tainted wines can present a range of characteristics reminiscent of an ashtray, creosote, peat, smoked fish or menthol. Washington wineries work to weather the challenges of climate change 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z He says if it looks like the condition of the peat is changing rapidly and the treasures could be lost, a full excavation may be necessary. Climate change threatening buried UK treasures 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The National Trust is calling on the government to ban peat being used in compost, as part of efforts to try and limit climate change. Climate change: National Trust joins international call for peat product ban 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Melling said in an interview with The Post that other peat scientists, who have studied peat in other parts of the world, don’t understand the unique qualities of the peat in her region. Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Two years later, when the researchers visited Ikenge, they plunged thin pipes into swamps across Congo’s Central Basin, then pulled up cylindrical cores of mud to see how deep the peat went. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb A peat bog restoration project in Northern Ireland is helping to create cleaner drinking water while tackling climate change. How a peat bog is helping to tackle climate change 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Experts estimate that there are about 22,500 archaeological sites in or beneath peat in the UK. Climate change threatening buried UK treasures 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z The UK government has already said it intends to ban the sale of peat compost to the public in England by 2024. Climate change: National Trust joins international call for peat product ban 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Sarawak boasts a rich ecosystem of peat swamp forests that are home to orangutans, crocodiles and 100-foot-high ramin trees springing from the soggy earth. Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Particularly intense peat fires in Indonesia in 2015 released an estimated 1.75 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, the result of the country’s rapid conversion of vast tracts of swamp into palm oil plantations. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb Using a technique called cell bunding, the Lough Bradan bog now retains water in the underlying peat, and filters what goes into the lough. How a peat bog is helping to tackle climate change 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z It has not shown farmers, key drivers in reducing emissions, how they can contribute by cultivating peat lands and other conservation techniques. Once a Leading Polluter, the U.K. Is Now Trying to Lead on Climate Change 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z But peat bogs that have been drained, dug up for fuel or used in compost have the opposite effect and contributes to carbon emissions. Climate change: National Trust joins international call for peat product ban 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z In the basement, world peat experts were presenting cutting-edge research on the massive carbon bombs peatlands contain. Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Isaac Ngambi, a provincial politician, put it more bluntly in a separate, furtive phone call: “I know where the peat is. Together we can make money.” The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb The area has returned to a functioning bog meaning it will have wider environmental impacts by retaining carbon in the form of peat. How a peat bog is helping to tackle climate change 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z The business survived two world wars and transitions from peat to coal and then to natural gas in the 1960s. Gas price surge pushes Europe's ceramics industry to breaking point 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z The organisation, which is one of the largest landowners in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, said it was taking action to eliminate the use of peat in its gardens and supply chains. Climate change: National Trust joins international call for peat product ban 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z The great apes named for their long red hair have been decimated by hunting as well as the destruction of the forests and peat swamps where they spend nearly all their time up in trees. Endangered orangutan in New Orleans expecting twins 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z RIGHT: A sample of peat from the swamps of the Congo Basin. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb There will be an extra £625m for tree-planting and peat restoration, too - even though the current schedule is running way behind its targets. Net zero announcement: UK sets out plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z The plane's remains were recovered back to a hangar in Sandown on the Isle of Wight from its crash site in a peat bog on a Norwegian mountain in 2018. Tail of Spitfire shot down over Norway goes on display in Henley 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z She called on members to "make a positive choice for climate and for nature" and buy peat-free compost to use in their gardens, as well as check whether plants they buy are peat free. Climate change: National Trust joins international call for peat product ban 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Along with his corpse, the meal was pristinely mummified after he was strangled and thrown into a peat bog around 350 B.C. In Case You Missed It 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z In Congo, the argument that peat is precious and must be left in the ground to sustain any hope of averting climate calamity is a hard sell. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb The ambition to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero would also fail without "nature based solutions" such as restoring peat bogs and planting new woodland, she warned. Climate change: Wildlife and plant species decline 'a crisis' 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Other figures were often stumbled upon as people harvested bogs’ peat for heating and electrical energy, Campbell said, so it was nice that this one was discovered during a focused archaeological excavation. Unearthed idol may have been a pagan deity, researchers say, and could hold clues to Ireland’s past 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z Leading garden centres in the UK have been found to be failing to stop the sale of peat in compost, despite pressure from campaigners and government. Climate change: National Trust joins international call for peat product ban 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z What was once a coastal bay is now dotted with small lakes, peat bogs, and mires with white sphagnum mosses and grassy sedge plants. The Art of Pondering Earth's Distant Future 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z On the banks of the Ikelemba River on the way to Ikenge, those who heard the distinct sound of The Post team’s incoming 40-horsepower boat motor gathered to offer peat for sale in outstretched hands. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb In the marsh, they’re using an absorbent material made from peat moss. Days of cleanup after shipwreck oil leak fouls Georgia beach 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z The MPs are also calling for a ban on peat products to be brought forward, along with the removal of any subsidies that harm nature. UK government's 'toothless policies' failing to protect nature 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z How would a peat compost ban affect Scotland? Climate change: National Trust joins international call for peat product ban 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Tests showed that the peat might be as much as 10,000 years old. Coast Salish people persevered in the Puget Sound region despite settlers who took their land and forced them into unfair treaties 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z “We have peat, give us money,” was the simple refrain they called out. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb Meanwhile, peat bogs currently help reduce the effects of climate change by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere. UK warned it is unprepared for climate chaos 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z The cranes are on land owned by former peat producer Bord na Móna. Cranes: Flying giant returning to Ireland after 300 years 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z Analyses of sediment cores extracted from the deepest hole suggest buried layers, particularly peat, will compress when weight is added. Rerouting the Mississippi River could build new land—and save a retreating coast 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Leading garden retailers are still failing to stop the sale of peat in compost despite pressure from the government and campaigners. Garden centres 'failing to stop peat sales' 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z As for less industrialized nations, a Post investigation found that Malaysia, one of the top countries for peat drainage in service to the palm oil industry, dramatically underestimates resulting emissions. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb The nutrient mix that isn’t consumed by the plants is collected, cleaned, tested and reused; the peat material in the growing trays will be composted and used for other agricultural purposes. Hi-tech indoor farm in South Bend taking on lettuce market 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z My nose made wrinkles on the surface, I could smell the ancient peat and the mineral tang of granite. Cold comfort: how cold water swimming cured my broken heart 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Fens have layers of peat, require thousands of years to develop and are replenished by groundwater. Front Range water demands have far-reaching impacts 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z The Wildlife Trusts said only one of 20 retailers contacted said it would eliminate peat from its shelves this year. Garden centres 'failing to stop peat sales' 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z “Unfortunately the prevailing attitude has become: Either you pay us, or we destroy the peat. It is like a hostage situation now.” The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb The map will be used to help pinpoint locations for peat bog restoration to counteract flooding or tree planting to provide shade in areas likely to experience high temperatures. National Trust maps out climate threats to historic places 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Midway into the tasting, several participants rose up in the name of peat. Is your virtual whisky or cheese tour missing an ingredient? Try one with samples. 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z In time, tar deposits were quarried for asphalt, rather like peat bogs. Why there are oil wells all over Southern California 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Demand for peat was "unprecedented" and there was currently no viable alternative. Garden centres 'failing to stop peat sales' 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Holding it in your hand, peat looks and feels like a gray-brown chunky peanut butter. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, turning rock-hard frozen permafrost into a land of lakes, sinkholes, and boggy peat in the summer. This wilderness crown jewel is opening for oil drilling. Why is industry interest so weak? 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z After the three peats, Calum shared rough calculations for the upcoming release. Is your virtual whisky or cheese tour missing an ingredient? Try one with samples. 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z But here there was nothing to see: just an empty field of ankle-high weeds and crimson splotches of peat. Wall Street Eyes Billions in the Colorado’s Water 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z It provides around 120,000 cubic metres of peat a year to garden centres, DIY outlets and professional growers across the south of England and the Midlands. Garden centres 'failing to stop peat sales' 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Zambo believes the government’s current stance might be changed if leaders understood the sheer amount of carbon locked in the Central Basin’s peat. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb The incident saw thousands of tonnes of peat washed into an internationally protected salmon spawning river. Donegal: Ministers shocked at peat slide devastation 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z These are road-building, SUVs, high-speed rail, aviation, overseas finance, oil and gas, coal mining, farming, meat-eating and peat. PM's climate vision: 10 steps forward, 10 steps back? 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z That vegetation, layers of which build the peat, will help to trap carbon. Cuilcagh Mountain: Coconut logs form dams to fight climate change 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z Bord Na Mona, Ireland's partial state company which was set up to develop peatlands for the Irish economy, also announced that it's formally ending all peat harvesting on its land. Garden centres 'failing to stop peat sales' 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Can’t someone just get on with it and turn this peat into money? The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb Researchers using high-resolution carbon dating and paleoecological records are now studying the expansion and development of peat in the Arctic tundra and the implications of an increase in peat on the region’s carbon cycle. 10 million snowblowers? Last-ditch ideas to save the Arctic ice 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Protecting and restoring peat bogs is the simplest, quickest and cheapest way to combat climate change. PM's climate vision: 10 steps forward, 10 steps back? 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Rent from the spaceport and a promised share of its income will help Melness crofters regenerate the peat bog and invest in the community, she said. Residents of remote Scottish peninsula face up to its future as spaceport 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z New factors include ‘zombie fires’, which smoulder in carbon-rich peat below the surface for months or years, and the burning of what were thought to be ‘fire-resistant’ ecosystems, such as tundra bogs, fens and marshes. Daily briefing: One million people have died from COVID-19 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Before their work, there was little to no scientific record of peat in the Congo Basin. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb Although a greener Arctic is ultimately a negative effect of climate change, if peat moss was able to flourish, the tundra could potentially offset some of the effects of climate change in the region. 10 million snowblowers? Last-ditch ideas to save the Arctic ice 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Ministers have promised a strategy to protect peat, but the PM hasn't put laws into place. PM's climate vision: 10 steps forward, 10 steps back? 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z While the PM was hailing the UK's green leadership, he's been accused of hypocrisy at home because he's refused to ban the burning of peat moorland and the sale of peat for gardens. What's in Boris Johnson's climate in tray? 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z The policy says “onsite or in-kind replacement of peat wetlands is not thought possible” and that “concentrated efforts will be made to encourage relocation of proposed reservoirs… that might impact fens, when practicable.” Cities hope to build reservoir near Holy Cross Wilderness 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z From satellite imagery, tropical peat’s presence can be predicted by various types of plant cover — trees of the uapaca genus, varieties of trunkless palm — but it can only be verified by physical sampling. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb When peat burns, it releases its ancient carbon to the atmosphere, adding to the heat-trapping gases that cause climate change. The Arctic is burning like never before 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Scientists needed only days to identify climate change as the key culprit in this year’s record temperatures in Siberia, with extreme heat drying out forests and peat across the Russian tundra, leading to massive wildfires. Wild weather this year shows growing impact of climate change, scientists say 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z They say some so-called zombie fires are smouldering through the winter in peat below the frozen surface. Zombie fires spark record Arctic CO2 emissions 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z A peat bog is a Jekyll and Hyde thing. UK peat emissions could cancel forest benefits 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z The growing understanding of the swiftness with which peatlands can be disturbed has added urgency among researchers to map out peat’s presence throughout the world, in hopes governments will move to protect it. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb It’s a feedback loop: as peatlands release more carbon, global warming increases, which thaws more peat and causes more wildfires. The Arctic is burning like never before 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z A team of researchers painstakingly recovered the pieces of the aircraft from a peat bog on the edge of the Arctic Circle. The search is on for mysterious World War II sweetheart of RAF 'Great Escape' pilot 2020-05-22T04:00:00Z This spells double trouble: not just CO2 emissions from the burning vegetation, but also from the peat which is naturally a store for CO2. Zombie fires spark record Arctic CO2 emissions 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Environmentalists insist the government strategy must ban peat extraction for gardens. UK peat emissions could cancel forest benefits 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z In Belgium, as in much of Europe, peatlands were drained extensively over the past centuries and today, 60 percent to 80 percent of the remaining peat has been damaged by human incursions, research shows. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb As part of my research group’s work on developing highly detailed records of past environmental conditions preserved in tree rings, ice cores and sequences of peat and lake sediment, I’ve spent time in the Antarctic. In splendid isolation: the research voyages that prepared us for the pandemic 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z A low-lying area, it is known for its peat bogs and wetlands, inhabited by rich birdlife, beavers and elks. Wildfires rip through Polish national park 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z And it says that farming on lowland peat such as the rich fields of East Anglia should be halted if soil there continues to be lost. UK forests 'could do more harm than good' 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Seeds come embedded in a plug of peat, nestled inside a tidy capsule pre-labeled with the name of the plant, how tall it’s expected to grow and in how many days. High-tech growing systems bring joy of gardening indoors 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z The “it,” after all, was not just potopoto, but peat, a slurry of very slowly decomposing organic matter and one of the terrestrial world’s densest stores of carbon. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb In May 1950, two Danish farmers were cutting peat in Tollund Fen, in the middle of the Jutland Peninsula, when they found a man’s body. Letter of Recommendation: Bog Bodies 2020-03-24T04:00:00Z For example, what will the effects be of planting new forests or protecting peat bogs or growing more biofuels? Forecasters set for 'billion pound' supercomputer 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z As part of an effort to convert the region back to bogs, they trundle across the peat, cutting and stacking stands of trees that have been there for 30 years. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Indonesia last year suffered the worst forest blazes in four years when 1.6 million hectares of its forests and peat lands were burned. Indonesian president orders permanent solution to forest fires 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z People in Ikenge were thrilled because they thought peat might turn to profit much like Congo’s mineral wealth. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb Scientists have discovered that this Kentucky-size territory contains an enormous underground cache of carbon, in the form of peat—partially decomposed plant matter. Peru’s Peatlands Could Greatly Accelerate Global Warming 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z The report urges a ban on regular burning on peatland, and a ban on peat extraction. Cut meat and dairy intake 'by a fifth' says report 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The timber is low quality, pockmarked by hungry pests and prone to being blown down, a hallmark of trees that are growing in acidic peat. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z In the recent fires, that distinction lost meaning — even rainforests and peat swamps caught fire, likely changing them forever. Fires set stage for irreversible forest losses in Australia 2020-01-19T05:00:00Z Will the government move forward with drilling for the vast quantities of oil some claim lies underneath the peat; will it lease the rainforest to loggers? The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb If the peat dries, it will decompose—or catch fire—releasing huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Peru’s Peatlands Could Greatly Accelerate Global Warming 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z In the recent fires, that distinction lost meaning - even rainforests and peat swamps caught fire, likely changing them forever. Fires set stage for irreversible forest losses in Australia 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z Because peatlands that are functioning well rise and fall with the level of the water table, the carbon emissions can be inferred from how the peat behaves, says Large. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z More construction results in more pressing down of the peat — and more subsidence. Blowing in the wind: Why the Netherlands is sinking 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z “The peat is a miracle sent directly from the Lord, and we pray that it will deliver us. Amen.” The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb Palm oil farms had drained the perpetually soggy, carbon-rich soil, and dry peat burns easily. Peru’s Peatlands Could Greatly Accelerate Global Warming 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Harvesting peat moss destroys that ecosystem, and the supply will be depleted given the slow regeneration rate. Consider easy, more sustainable alternatives to peat moss | Produced by Advertising Publications 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Drier, shrubby peat, which is more likely to emit carbon, rises in late spring and falls in late summer. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Only 9 percent of the land is now peat, thanks to agriculture, grazing, and construction. Blowing in the wind: Why the Netherlands is sinking 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z The final stretch to Ikenge, a remote village in the heart of the peatlands, takes the boat through a flooded forest under which peat has accumulated over thousands of years. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb Climate scientists began issuing warnings that the world’s other two big tropical peat deposits—in the Congo and Amazon basins—could suffer the same catastrophic fate. Peru’s Peatlands Could Greatly Accelerate Global Warming 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z On the other hand, is peat so indispensable in the garden and landscape? Consider easy, more sustainable alternatives to peat moss | Produced by Advertising Publications 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z “At what point is peat restored? We’ve spent millions and haven’t really thought through what success will look like,” he says, at least in terms of metrics. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Beneath the peat in much of the country, however, is sand and clay, and while they dry out and compress at a slower rate than peat, over time both will sink as well. Blowing in the wind: Why the Netherlands is sinking 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z The work they were doing on peat gained publicity and funding, including from the environmental group Greenpeace, which saw its symbolic significance as an intact yet threatened ecosystem. The race to defuse Congo’s carbon bomb Researchers have determined that the Peruvian region known as the Pastaza-Marañón Foreland basin contains the largest peat swamp in the Amazon, stabilizing about three billion metric tons of captured carbon. Peru’s Peatlands Could Greatly Accelerate Global Warming 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z The main contender stepping into peat’s shoes is a material called coir dust, or cocopeat. Consider easy, more sustainable alternatives to peat moss | Produced by Advertising Publications 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Unlike in Scotland where mosses build up peat, trees are needed to deposit peat layers in tropical systems. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z And after 32 years, she doesn’t think much of Denmark’s plans to meet new emissions targets by returning much of her land to peat bog. Danish farmers divided over plan to flood their lands to cut emissions 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z Its stones are today either lying flat or been buried under peat. Star-shaped lightning strike found at stone circle 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The cruel irony, Martín says, is that the Urarina have been “more resistant” to pressure to abandon their customs and language than any of the other indigenous peoples occupying the peat swamps. Peru’s Peatlands Could Greatly Accelerate Global Warming 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Its characteristics and even appearance are very similar to peat moss. Consider easy, more sustainable alternatives to peat moss | Produced by Advertising Publications 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Even if Indonesia doesn’t turn its peatlands back into a carbon sink, Joosten argues that re-wetting to 40 centimetres below the peat surface will reap big rewards from a climate perspective. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z When former peat bogs are drained, organic matter trapped for thousands of years breaks down and releases carbon dioxide. Danish farmers divided over plan to flood their lands to cut emissions 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z They said the lightning struck some time before peat enveloped the stone circle at Site XI 3,000 years ago. Star-shaped lightning strike found at stone circle 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Urarina women weave intricate sleeping mats and death shrouds with fiber from the leaves of the aguaje, a palm tree harvested mostly in peat swamps. Peru’s Peatlands Could Greatly Accelerate Global Warming 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Then again, coconuts do grow a lot faster than peat. Consider easy, more sustainable alternatives to peat moss | Produced by Advertising Publications 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z Doing so would cut emissions from re-wetted areas by 50% because it halves the amount of peat exposed to oxidizing conditions. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Living peat bogs, on the other hand, absorb and trap carbon as they grow. Danish farmers divided over plan to flood their lands to cut emissions 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z This area is part of the last remaining healthy peat swamp ecosystem in western Sumatra. Palm oil in snack foods could be destroying the world’s “orangutan capital” 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z “If they lose their knowledge, the peat is in danger,” he adds. Peru’s Peatlands Could Greatly Accelerate Global Warming 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Avoid peat-based compost: peat stores vast amounts of carbon and peat bogs are precious habitats for wildlife. A-Z of climate anxiety: how to avoid meltdown 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z The peat here can reach up to 10 metres deep and developed slowly over thousands of years. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Such talk is too much, even for the pioneering Bertelsen, who plans to graze his beef steers on the flooded peat. Danish farmers divided over plan to flood their lands to cut emissions 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z The lowland peat forests of the Leuser Ecosystem deserve the highest levels of protection for multiple critical reasons. Palm oil in snack foods could be destroying the world’s “orangutan capital” 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Roucoux adds that climate change could also potentially dry the peat and release the cache of carbon. Peru’s Peatlands Could Greatly Accelerate Global Warming 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z It is evidence that the thick mat of peat supporting this ecosystem is collapsing - and research suggests encroaching sea water is to blame. To save Everglades, guardians fight time — and climate 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z Damaged or drained peatlands worldwide emit at least 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually — roughly 5% of anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions — largely through peat fires and oxidation of the buried carbon. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z It is evidence that the thick mat of peat supporting this ecosystem is collapsing — and research suggests encroaching sea water is to blame. To save Everglades, guardians fight time — and climate 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z RAN conducted a series of undercover investigations in 2019 due to the alarming destruction of peat forests occurring within the lowland rainforests of the Leuser Ecosystem. Palm oil in snack foods could be destroying the world’s “orangutan capital” 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Beneath the moss and the heather and the sedge lies one of the planet’s largest surviving expanses of peat – a nutrient-poor, carbon-dense mass of partly decayed organic matter. Scotland's bogs reveal a secret paradise for birds and beetles 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z The study, commissioned by environmental campaign group WWF, called for more government investment to protect and improve peat bogs. Huge wildfire 'doubled Scotland's emissions' 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z An excavator reshapes a bare peat bank to reduce erosion and promote regrowth of vegetation.Credit: How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z And peat soils that had accumulated over thousands of years dried up and blew away, causing the ground to shrink 6 feet in some places. To save Everglades, guardians fight time — and climate 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Carbon-rich peat can burn for weeks, creating choking smoke, damaging the environment and releasing greenhouse gases. Death threats and lawsuits: John Maddox Prize honours researchers who risk everything to stand up for science 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z When the fires ignite layers of peat beneath the forests, the blazes can be impossible to put out until the monsoon arrives. Scientist who takes on firms causing wildfires wins John Maddox prize 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z Because of the waterlogged conditions, the plants do not decompose which traps carbon in the peat soil. Huge wildfire 'doubled Scotland's emissions' 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z Large is now testing the tool in tropical peatlands, which he says are challenging because in areas such as southeast Asia, peat builds only under forest cover, and the trees cause trouble for InSAR. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z "I also recall zesty orange marmalade, hints of peat and smoke, finished with a delicious drying oak tannin from the sherry cask, and waxy, linseed oil and leather notes." How good is the world's most expensive whisky? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The term "peatlands" refers to the peat soil and the wetland habitat around it. Peatlands 'turning into carbon sources' 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z The peat and salty air flavor what they drink. A Scotch Maker’s Challenge: First Brexit. Now Tariffs. 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The shortage of oxygen, and the acidic conditions of peat bogs and riverbeds help to preserve tree trunks from decay. How an underwater forest could help rebuild Notre-Dame 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z In theory, these plans should reduce Indonesia’s emissions, but they probably won’t restore peat’s ability to store new carbon, according to several researchers. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z In the report to councillors, local authority planning officials said the satellite launch facility was planned for an area of "sweeping" moorland and peat bog wetland, known as "flows". Plans reveal 'extensive' site for spaceport 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Concentrated in the coastal plains of Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua, these peat forests provide a habitat for rare species such as orangutans, leopards, Sumatran tigers, tapirs, white-winged ducks, and freshwater turtles. Indonesia's fires are bad, but new measures prevented them from becoming worse 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z "In Kalimantan, the demonstrations include the farmers union and indigenous people struggling with the toxic forest and peat fires," Mr Harsono told the BBC. Not just about sex: Indonesia's protests explained 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z He said on Monday that Indonesia was studying a plan for imposing harsher penalties on firms found burning forest and peat land. Indonesia has not imposed tough enough penalties for plantation fires: Greenpeace 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z In Indonesia, “where is the peat going to come from?” asks Rieley. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The satellite showed some areas appeared brown but Jambi appeared white, indicating the smoke to be very thick,” the agency said, noting the fires were likely from highly flammable peat. 'This is earth not Mars': Blood red skies unsettle Indonesians 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z Peatlands play an outsize role in the hazes because dry underground peat deposits provide “an inexhaustible supply of fuel,” says Robert Field, an atmospheric scientist at Columbia University who studies Southeast Asia’s haze. Indonesia's fires are bad, but new measures prevented them from becoming worse 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z “If there are lots of fires like this, it’s not easy. Therefore I ask everybody, all the people, not to burn land, both forests and peat.” As Amazon Smolders, Indonesia Fires Choke the Other Side of the World 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z In the past, peat fires in northern climates were rare because of moisture that is now disappearing as the region becomes warmer and drier. The Amazon, Siberia, Indonesia: A World of Fire 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z The team devised a method to map the extent and depth of peat. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Even if it doesn’t burn, natural decomposition will send the peat’s carbon into the atmosphere. Deforestation, Agriculture, and Diet Are Fuelling the Climate Crisis 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z The report highlights the need to preserve and restore forests, which soak up carbon from the air, and peat lands, which release carbon if dug up. Eat less meat: UN climate change report calls for change to human diet 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Wildfires roar across Siberia and Alaska – biting, in many places, deep into peat soils, releasing plumes of carbon dioxide and methane that cause more global heating. How the world’s dirtiest industries have learned to pollute our politics | George Monbiot 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z Not only are the fires widely seen as a signal of climate change, but they can also exacerbate global warming because of the soot produced by burning peat, which is rich in carbon. The Amazon, Siberia, Indonesia: A World of Fire 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z The researchers found that the surface of the peat that had been most affected by the drought had collapsed, and it hadn’t recovered when it began to rain again before the fire. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Take the fenlands in the east of England – a huge expanse of lowland peat. Call to end the 'abuse' of land surface 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z This is a particular concern in the Arctic, which houses vast stores of carbon-rich peat. 3 Things to Watch as Summer Heat Bakes the Arctic 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Most concerning are the enormous peat fires — some larger than 100,000 hectares — that burn deep into the soil and last much longer than normal forest fires. Daily briefing: 11 steps to organizing the perfect meeting 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z A similar pattern is playing out in Southeast Asia, where 71 percent of peat forests have been lost across Sumatra, Borneo and peninsular Malaysia between 1990 and 2015. The Amazon, Siberia, Indonesia: A World of Fire 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z The researchers will assess how severely the peat burnt in each area, how it recovers and how much carbon was lost. How peat could protect the planet 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The surrounding drained farmland is noticeably lower, because as it’s been drained the peat has shrunk to just 50cm thick. Call to end the 'abuse' of land surface 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z But here's a snag: Prof Evans said around half of the potential emission savings are in the 10-20% of peat area under lowland agriculture. 'Restore UK bogs' to tackle climate change 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Nearby were the remains of a peat house, nearly a century old. Civilization on Ice 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z Even though both involve the burning of peat, the fires in Indonesia are quite distinct from what is happening in the northern reaches of the globe, including the Arctic. The Amazon, Siberia, Indonesia: A World of Fire 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Bricks of peat are thrown into a furnace to heat the grain used in scotch. Islay, Scotland is more known to scotch drinkers than avid golfers—but it's worth the adventure - Golf Digest 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z That’s because when peat is exposed to the air, it oxidises and produces CO2. Call to end the 'abuse' of land surface 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z Restoring peat moors degraded by farming may prove a relatively inexpensive way of tackling climate change, a report shows. 'Restore UK bogs' to tackle climate change 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Freed plants in 15-to-20-gallon containers and in the ground, but either way he always uses a potting soil that lists sphagnum peat moss or peat moss as its first ingredient. Want a bumper crop of tomatoes? Listen to this guy 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z Thirty-six cars carrying 3,600 tons of coal went off the tracks, raising concerns about the impact on wildlife and the swamp’s fragile peat soil. Cleanup of spilled coal in Great Dismal Swamp to take weeks 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z It is also expected to set deadlines for shutting peat- and coal-fired power stations and for ramping up the use of renewable sources for electricity generation. Ireland to unveil bold plan to tackle climate emergency 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z But while fans screamed every time they saw Woods, all Koepka got after hitting his drive on the ninth hole was one “three peat” yell that other fans ignored. Column: Time to appreciate Koepka as he chases Open history 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z As drained peat dries, CO2 is produced - so in that sense peat’s causing a climate problem like cars, planes and factories. 'Restore UK bogs' to tackle climate change 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z I wanted to help my teammates on our quest for the three peat. Warriors’ Kevin Durant has surgery on his torn Achilles’ tendon 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Laphroaig are one of the most legendary names in scotch, and the Lore perhaps their most definitive whiskey, embodying the iconic peat purveyors' unapologetic nature in a single bottle. The 9 best whiskies to buy dad (or yourself) for Father's Day - Golf Digest 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z One would offer business grants, while another would reward farmers for delivering public goods such as protecting wildlife habitats and tackling climate change through restoring peat bogs and planting new woodlands. Farm subsidies to be replaced in 2021 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z Under the glow of a projector in a darkened classroom, two dozen researchers shared their latest findings on topics such as organic isotope geochemistry and peat deposits. The Anthropocene epoch: have we entered a new phase of planetary history? 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z But statisticians say parts of the peat problem may be relatively cheap and easy to solve. 'Restore UK bogs' to tackle climate change 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z Some SoCal gardeners add about 50% sphagnum peat moss to their soil when planting acid-loving plants like blueberries and azaleas, because it helps lower the acidity. The one gardening mistake you can’t afford to make 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z “It’s giving an entirely new view of the peat,” says David Large, a senior research fellow at the University of Nottingham. In the land of El Dorado, clean water has become ‘blue gold’ 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z The impact can be especially dramatic when the fires ravage forests arising out of peat. ‘The devastation of human life is in view’: what a burning world tells us about climate change 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z "To find the remains of a butchery site is incredibly rare - the survival of a single action in prehistory preserved in intertidal peats." 'Incredibly rare' find in prehistoric forest 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z For a country with little coal, oil, and gas, peat—deep layers of partially decayed moss and other plant matter—is also a ready fuel for power plants. Power from peat—more polluting than coal—is on its way out in Ireland 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Using peat moss has become controversial though, Savio said, because people are worried about depleting these natural bogs of decaying plant matter that have taken hundreds of years to create. The one gardening mistake you can’t afford to make 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Where peat is being degraded, the ground level will fall; where it is accumulating, as it should in a natural system, the land rises. In the land of El Dorado, clean water has become ‘blue gold’ 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z In addition, sills of magma still inside the earth heated massive deposits of coal, peat and carbonate minerals, among others, which vented even more carbon and methane into the atmosphere. Global warming today mirrors conditions during Earth’s largest extinction event: UW study 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The peat bog protects anything buried in it, including the perfectly preserved body of a murdered professional athlete whose body is found along with the motorcycles. ‘Broken Ground’ gives new insight to Scotland’s role in war 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z And replacing peat with biomass, as the power companies plan to do, is not a panacea. Power from peat—more polluting than coal—is on its way out in Ireland 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Peat moss is also used to help soils retain moisture and improve drainage, but for that use, Masely said he prefers coconut coir, because if peat moss ever dries out, it will actually repel water. The one gardening mistake you can’t afford to make 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z Rowe thinks it has lost about half its water storage capacity, compacted by the hooves of cows and shrunk as exposed peat decays into carbon dioxide. In the land of El Dorado, clean water has become ‘blue gold’ 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z To protect this resource, governments must ban burning of peatlands, stop their use in agriculture, or plan and enforce practices that preserve peat through continuous wet conditions. Put more carbon in soils to meet Paris climate pledges 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z And beware of those peat bogs - you may never return. ‘Broken Ground’ gives new insight to Scotland’s role in war 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z When bogs are drained to harvest peat, or for any other use, such as agriculture, grazing, or forestry, exposure to oxygen jump-starts the decomposition of the stored organic matter, releasing carbon into the atmosphere. Power from peat—more polluting than coal—is on its way out in Ireland 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z “Coconut coir almost always will soak moisture from the air, but peat moss has to be watered frequently or it will dry out,” Masely said. The one gardening mistake you can’t afford to make 2019-05-03T04:00:00Z He is taking samples to date the carbon and see where the oldest peat is being washed away. In the land of El Dorado, clean water has become ‘blue gold’ 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z A team of researchers painstakingly recovered the pieces of the aircraft from a peat bog on the edge of the Arctic Circle last summer. World War II fighter plane flown by 'Great Escape' pilot discovered on Norwegian mountain 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Now it was a makeshift ark, lined with peat moss and painted beige to blend in with the shrubs. Recovery plan for endangered butterfly takes wing in San Diego 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z "There's a lot of bare peat around," she says. Power from peat—more polluting than coal—is on its way out in Ireland 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Nostalgia but also acceptance, given the growing awareness that harvesting peat emits greenhouse gases that worsen climate change, requiring a shift to renewable energy. End of an era as Ireland closes its peat bogs 'to fight climate change' 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z In Jakarta, a string of officials — from the government palm-oil agency, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, the palm-industry association, the Peatland Restoration Agency — all denied to me that peat deforestation in Kalimantan still took place. Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe. 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z Villagers helped Mr Hoskins and the rest of the Spitfire AA810 project team to move the material, including engine parts, by hand from the peat bog. Scot's secret mission Spitfire found 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z "Previously-studied peats are isolated deposits and only capture a short time period," she added. 'Rare' samples hold lost land's secrets 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Many of them believe the largest ever wildfire emissions in modern times was the Indonesian peat fire in 1997-98. Worries over emissions from wildfires 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Peatlands, formed by the accumulation of decayed vegetation, help regulate the climate by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing carbon within the peat. End of an era as Ireland closes its peat bogs 'to fight climate change' 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Carbon is stored in plants and in the soil, so the CCC recommends that farm subsidies should raise the proportion of UK land under forestry from 14% to 19%, and restore peat bogs. 'Cut lamb and beef' to fight climate change 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z It features glades, cascading rivers, peat bogs, woods and Neolithic sites. A Driving Tour of Devon, England—on Perilously Narrow Roads 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z It had left behind an exposed wall of muddy ice and small islands of peat and mosses. An Arctic Cauldron 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z |
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