Peat is soft and easily compressed. Under pressure, water in the peat is forced out. Upon drying, peat can be used as fuel. It has industrial importance as a fuel in some countries, such as ...

Marshes, swamps, floodplains and coastal wetlands may contain peat. Peat is soft and easily compressed. Under pressure, water in the peat is forced out. Upon drying, peat can be used as fuel. It has ...

In the most traditional method, the grain -- typically barley in the case of Scotch -- is laid across a drying floor, while underneath, peat is ignited in a kiln. Over many hours, the gentle heat ...

Getty Images Peat bog harbours a rich diversity of plants ... This study, however, shows that "the drying of our bogs appears to have changed this process and the peatlands could now actually ...