Peatlands or mires are another major store of greenhouse gases.

另外，温室气体主要还储存在泥炭地或泥沼里。

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And even in the absence of fire, draining peatlands-for example, for agriculture-liberates a lot of carbon dioxide.

即使在没有火灾发生的情况下，排水后的泥炭地(比如让地于农业)就会释放出大量二氧化碳。

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Peatlands in beauty spots like Exmoor and the Peak District store carbon dioxide in ancient deposits of rotted vegetation.

埃克斯穆尔高地和皮克区等风景区中的泥潭沼泽自古以来都利用其古老的腐殖质沉积层储存了大量二氧化碳。

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The survey should give information about the role restored peatlands play in reducing the release of the gas.

BBC: Peat bog depths in Cumbria measured in CO2 survey

An unusually hot summer set such fires across the country and the peatlands around Moscow generated a smog that blanketed the city with carbon monoxide and soot.

ECONOMIST: Peat bogs and climate change

According to Natural England, English peatlands are estimated to contain about 584 million tonnes of carbon, based on the limited information available on peat depth and quality.

BBC: Peat bog depths in Cumbria measured in CO2 survey