Those are the peatlands of the Congo Basin.

这些是刚果盆炭。

Peat was once made from moss and horticulture needs huge amounts of it.

炭曾经是由苔藓制成，园艺也需要大量炭。

And we thought, ah, peat is kind of burying all of that carbon.

原来炭存住了所有吸来碳。

We see that that's surrounded and sustained by peatlands.

我们看到它被炭环绕和滋养着。

" You ever seen any peat? " Nick asked.

“你见过炭吗？”尼克问。

Nitrogen fertilisers have altered the balance of chemical isotopes in peat bogs.

氮肥改变了炭沼泽中化学同位素衡。

" You can't get peat into liquor, " Nick said.

“怎么能往酒里搁炭啊，”尼克说。

Smoky, I would almost say peaty, almost like a whiskey?

烟熏味，我几乎要说成炭味，几乎像威士忌？

" These peat bogs are also an incredible store of carbon, aren't they, Milly? "

这些炭沼泽同时也储存了大量碳，对吗，米莉？

For example, peatlands are turf areas consisting of partially decayed vegetation and other organic matter.

比如炭是由于部分腐烂植被及其他有机物组成植草区域。

Then prepare a box with some air holes and peat moss to store the roots.

然一个有一些气孔和炭苔箱子来存放该植物根。

He told reporters with Reuters news agency that peat " doesn't cost anything, really" .

他对路透社记者说，炭" 真不花一分钱" 。

When Wendy says " out there, " she means the Indonesian peat swamp forest.

温迪说“外面”，指是印度尼西亚炭沼泽森林。

But a large rise in palm oil production on peat lands is blamed for the many fires this year.

但是炭上棕榈油产量增加导致今年多起火灾。

Even in January, peat fires were burning in the Siberian cryosphere, despite temperatures below –50C.

尽管1月份气温低于零下50摄氏度，西伯利亚冻层炭仍在燃烧。

Here you can see how peatlands grow in their natural, wet state.

这里你可以看到炭是如何在它们自然、潮湿状态下生长。

It is a high-altitude, forested watershed, high rainfall with high water storage capacity due to peatlands.

这是一个高海拔森林流域，降雨量大，炭蓄水能力强。

If your soil is very dry, you can add peat or compost, which returns nutrients to the soil.

如果土壤很干，可以添加向土壤中释放养分炭或堆肥。

But in 2015 it brought with it devastating peat fires.

但在 2015 年，旱季带来了毁灭性炭大火。

He likened the levels of soil in the peat to a " book going back in time" .

他将炭田土壤水比作一本" 时光倒流书" 。