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'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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Peatland Lakes in the Congo Basin Are Releasing Ancient Buried Carbon

The vast swamps and peatlands of the tropics play an important role in the global carbon cycle and consequently in the global climate. The Amazon basin, the Congo basin, and the tropical wetlands of ...
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Congo lakes are releasing ancient carbon, raising climate concerns, study says

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 basin blackwater lakes are releasing ancient carbon into the atmosphere

Deep in the Congo Basin, vast peatlands quietly store enormous amounts of Earth’s carbon — but new research suggests this ancient vault may be leaking. Scientists studying Africa’s largest blackwater ...