Across the central Congo Basin lies a bastion of carbon that scientists are just beginning to understand. First mapped only ...
DAKAR, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Two large lakes in the Democratic Republic of Congo are releasing carbon that has been locked away for thousands of years in surrounding peatlands, scientists said, in what ...
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Congo peatlands found venting ancient carbon
The Congo Basin, spanning six countries in Central Africa, contains the world’s largest tropical peatland complex. Mapping efforts published over the past decade have estimated that these peatlands ...
'Blackwater' lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are now emitting ancient carbon into the atmosphere
Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be ...
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