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ShitImBadAtThis t1_iv0j69n wrote

Well, as the peat dies it'll release carbon, but wouldn't new peat be growing where it's more habitable due to the shifting climate?

Peat dies and regrows all the time, I don't necessarily see how this is a massive problem unless the peat dies so fast that it's not able to grow elsewhere, like in the case of a fire, but if what we're talking about it a semi-gradual shift to drier climates, I don't see why the peat wouldn't grow elsewhere with the shifting climate.

Is this maybe why it's considered low on the list of climate tipping points?

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confused_ape t1_iv0woyf wrote

That's not really how peat works.

Only 30% of peatland is actually "growing" and even then it is only accumulating at @ 1mm per year.

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