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As Peatlands Thaw, Two Gases Much Worse Than Carbon Are Being Unchained
Meet methane and nitrous oxide. You'll wish you hadn't. Thawing of permafrost peatlands of the Arctic could release so much methane and nitrous oxide that our planet might never recover.
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