Scientists Map Vast Peat Swamps, a Storehouse of Carbon, in Central Africa The peatlands, covering an area the size of New York State, contain billions of tons of stored carbon but are vulnerable to warming and development. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Theresa May Signals Openness to Brexit Compromise, but Hurdles PersistIn Asbest, Russia, Making Asbestos Great AgainScheme to Swap Fake iPhones Adds Up to $900,000 Loss for Apple, Prosecutors SayU.S. Military Pulls Out of Libyan Capital as Rival Militias Battledeadly germs, Lost cures: In a Kenyan Slum, Cheap Antibiotics Fuel Deadly Drug-Resistant InfectionsNetanyahu Vows to Start Annexing West Bank, in Bid to Rally the Right