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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 ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Mai-Ndombe » Social: Congo basin blackwater lakes are releasing ancient carbon into the atmosphere
News channel or source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260224023201.htm
Published on: Monday 23 February 2026
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 ...