Congo Basin Peatland Lakes Release Ancient Carbon
• ETH Zurich researchers find large blackwater lakes in Congo Basin peatlands emit ancient carbon. • Peatlands previously thought to store millennia‑old carbon safely for centuries
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Peatland lakes in Congo Basin release carbon that is thousands of years old
• Researchers at ETH Zurich have now discovered for the first time that large blackwater lakes in the extensive peatlands of the central Congo Basin are releasing ancient carbon. •