Nine News: Massive volumes of carbon dioxide and methane frozen in the earth’s soils are a “time-bomb ticking under our feet”, soil scientists say. The thawing of vast areas of frozen soils and the decay of peatlands under higher global temperatures could release massive volumes of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere – potentially doubling the amount of atmospheric greenhouse gases. The World Congress of Soil Scientists in Brisbane has been told that frozen soils and peatlands …