peat
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Peat would be cut into blocks and left to dry; peat made a good, slow-burning fuel, and for generations it was what Manx households cooked on and heated their homes with.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Under normal conditions, peat deposits in Kalimantan, Sumatra, and Papua are too wet for fire to move underground.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
"The peat is drained by extractive plantations, monoculture plantations, whether oil palm or pulpwood," Greenpeace Indonesia forest campaigner Belgis Habiba told AFP in Pontianak.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Underground and out of sight, giant subterranean peat fires continue to smoulder, choking the air with poisonous fumes.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
A peat fire burned smokily in the large fireplace against one wall, and the smoke trickled out of the chimney far above.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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