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?
ShitImBadAtThis t1_j48jsbj wrote
Reply to comment by DamonFields in Nearly all of California exits the worst drought categories in U.S. Drought Monitor by pneumatichorseman
Yeah according to the article the entire state is still in massive & extreme drought. It's just not in the absolute worst category anymore