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Professor Charles Harvey publishes new research on haze in Singapore

December 3, 2018 | 2018 News in Brief | ceemit

Professor Charles Harvey and researchers confirm through radiocarbon measurements, that the severe haze in Singapore and neighboring countries, is caused by burning peatlands in Indonesia, and not the popular belief of deforestation and waste burning. Harvey and […]

Research shows that climate change could damage peatlands, causing major carbon emissions

June 12, 2017 | 2017 News in Brief | ceemit

[fusion_text]Research from Professor Charles Harvey into one of the last undisturbed tropical peat forests gives insight into how peatlands form and function, which could be important for evaluating future effects of climate change. The findings were […]

Stories from the swamp

February 29, 2016 | 2016 News Releases | ceemit

Kelsey Damrad Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate student Alison Hoyt gets knee deep in the exploration of carbon cycling in the peat swamp forests of Borneo. Imagine a two-hour boat ride through the dark waters of […]