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Climate change threat in Congo as vast carbon-rich peat slab faces development – BBC News

Climate change threat in Congo as vast carbon-rich peat slab faces development - BBC News

In central Africa a giant slab of carbon-rich peat land, discovered by a team of British and Congolese scientists, is under threat from oil companies and farming. The carbon must be kept in the ground to avoid accelerating climate change, but some plots have already been sold for oil exploration. …

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Vast Arctic oil spill prompts state of emergency

Vast Arctic oil spill prompts state of emergency

Title: Vast Arctic oil spill prompts state of emergency. || Godhuli News BD Image Credit to “Getty Images, EPA, AFP, Reuters, Sotheby’s/PA Wire, Video credit to BBC. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a river within the Arctic …

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