The drying of peatlands in Canada heightens the risk of wildfires and can turn into a carbon source instead of a carbon sink
Canada’s Hudson Bay lowland is the second biggest peatland in the world, and 14 per cent of the country’s land cover is peatlands. As the Earth becomes hotter, the drying of this important Canadian and global ecosystem is alarming scientists.
Saving the peatlands: Water loss in northern peatlands can accelerate global warming, scientists say
Canada’s Hudson Bay lowland is the second biggest peatland in the world, and 14 per cent of the country’s land cover is peatlands. As the Earth becomes hotter, the drying of this important Canadian and global ecosystem is alarming scientists.
Saving the peatlands: Water loss in northern peatlands can accelerate global warming, scientists say