Rapid Growth of Huge Northern Bog Complex May Have Helped Kick-Start Past Global Warming

Methane gas released by peat bogs in the northern-most third of the globe probably helped fuel the last major round of global warming, which drew the ice age to a close between 11,000 and 12,000 years ago, UCLA and Russian Academy of Sciences scientists have concluded.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news79966811.html">Rapid Growth of Huge Northern Bog Complex May Have Helped Kick-Start Past Global Warming</a></p> <p>Methane gas released by peat bogs in the northern-most third of the globe probably helped fuel the last major round of global warming, which drew the ice age to a close between 11,000 and 12,000 years ago, UCLA and Russian Academy of Sciences scientists have concluded.</p>