Congo River releases 40,000 cubic metres of freshwater into the Atlantic every second. Scientists trace where it goes

Recent research has unveiled that giant ocean whirlpools, also termed mesoscale eddies, play a crucial role in transporting ...
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Forty thousand cubic meters of fresh water flow from the Congo into the Atlantic every second. A new study traces where it goes from there

The Congo River is the second largest river in the world, releasing an average of 40,000 cubic meters of water per second ...
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Hundreds dead as Congo River basin submerged by generational floods

KINSHASA (Reuters) - The Congo River has risen to its highest level in more than 60 years, causing flooding throughout the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Congo Republic that has killed more ...
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Flooding Congo River Overwhelms Countries on Both Banks

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, January 12, 2024 (ENS) – After two months of heavy rain, the waters of the Congo River have risen higher than anyone has seen them in more than 60 years.
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‘There’s magic, there’s mythology, there’s power to these rivers’: Inside the expeditions documenting the Congo Basin

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Congo's blackwater Ruki River is a major transporter of forest carbon, study shows

The Congo Basin of central Africa is well known for its network of rivers that drain a variety of landscapes, from dense tropical forests to more arid and wooded savannas. Among the Congo River's ...
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DR Congo fishermen resort to trawling plastic waste

The mighty Congo River feeds millions of people along its course through the vast Democratic Republic of Congo but fishermen near the capital now find more plastic than fish in their nets. Some have ...
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The Aruwimi River, near Banalia, Congo (Democratic Republic)

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Aruwimi River is a tributary of the Congo River, located to the north and east of the Congo. The Aruwimi begins as the Ituri River, which ...
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Lualaba River on the Katanga Plateau, north of Kolwezi, Congo (Democratic Republic)

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. "The Lualaba River is the headstream ...