peat
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The sequence typically begins near the equator, where drought helps ignite peat fires in Indonesia.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
As an archaeologist in southern Scandinavia, I studied peat cores for pollen, fallen into nearby wetlands centuries earlier, to understand the nature of the historical plant life and climate of a particular site.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Healthy peat is the country's biggest carbon store but when damaged it releases planet-warming greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Peat would be cut into blocks and left to dry; peat made a good, slow-burning fuel, and for generations it was what Manx households cooked on and heated their homes with.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
She still does, thought Davos, but he could smell the peat smoke drifting off Seal Rock too.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Western Europe - Introductory
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