title: Bog bursts.
abstract: Variously attributed to earthquakes, lightening strikes, Acts of God, witchcraft, the wrath of the fairies, or the fertile Irish imagination, bog bursts are dramatic but poorly understood natural phenomena. This article attempts a scientific appraisal.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tallis
mesh_terms: D002980:Climate; D004777:Environment; D005843:Geography; D055593:Geological Phenomena; D005844:Geology; D007494:Ireland; D011891:Rain; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis; D006113:United Kingdom; D014867:Water / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D014867:Water