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In the Congo River Basin, people who collect bundles of wood to make charcoal are playing a surprisingly large role in the deforestation of a region that rivals the Amazon in importance.
The Congo River's seasonal peaks are relatively well understood and monitored. But urban tributaries are harder to predict. DRC's meteorological agency Mettelsat and its partners are building ...
A map shared on X, TikTok, Facebook and Threads, among other platforms, in August 2024 claimed to show the Mississippi River and its tributaries. One popular example was shared to X (archived) on ...
When the researchers came upon the Ruki River, they were quite taken aback. The water in this river, a tributary of the mighty Congo River, is so dark that you literally can't see your hand in ...
The Congo River has again flooded its banks, killing more than 317 on both banks of the river. ... the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River, also has reached an all-time high.
The Congo River and its tributaries are the main transportation route in the country and serve as the main transport arteries. READ MORE: Africa's incredible 'lost city' with huge royal palace ...
Among the Congo River's large tributaries, the Ruki is unique in its extremely dark colour, which renders the water opaque below a few centimetres' depth. AllAfrica. English ...
The death toll from the sinking of a boat in the Congo river last week has risen to 47, with many people still missing, the Democratic Republic of Congo's transport minister said Monday.
It was during a scouting trip to study the carbon cycle – the biogeochemistry – of the Congo Basin that the researchers came across the Ruki River. After their side trip to the Ruki, the scientists ...
Among the Congo River’s large tributaries, the Ruki is unique in its extremely dark colour, which renders the water opaque below a few centimetres’ depth.