Democratic Republic Congo News » Mai Ndombe News Democratic Republic Congo » Mai-Ndombe » Life: Lakes that 'breathe' ancient carbon: A surprising find in the Congo Basin
News channel or source: https://phys.org/news/2026-07-lakes-ancient-carbon-congo-basin.html
Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026
In the heart of the Congo Basin's Cuvette Centrale, a large depression that hosts the world's largest tropical wetland complex, lie two vast, shallow blackwater lakes, Lake Tumba and Lake Mai Ndombe.
News Democratic Republic Congo » Mai-Ndombe » Life: Congo lakes are releasing ancient carbon, raising climate concerns, study says
News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/congo-lakes-are-releasing-ancient-carbon-raising-climate-concerns-study-says-2026-02-24/
Published on: Monday 23 February 2026
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 ...