Burned peat bog in Scotland (IMAGE)

University of Cambridge

Burned peat bog in Scotland

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Despite accounting for only a quarter of the total UK land area that burns each year, peatland fires have caused up to 90% of annual UK fire-driven carbon emissions since 2001.

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Julia Kohli

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