wetland

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The study found that the wetland functioned as a net carbon sink, storing an average of 98.3 ± 33.4 tonnes of carbon each year.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

The land, situated on the Somerset Levels and Moors, is one of the few areas in the UK that still holds deep lowland peat - which are waterlogged wetland ecosystems.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Where tall acacias once cast cool shade over a wetland just upstream from the confluence of the Blue and White Nile, barren ground now lies exposed, criss-crossed by people gathering whatever wood remains.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

When I was 12, we moved to the outskirts of Newport Beach, to a condo apartment that faced a wetland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

One slammed into a wetland and buried itself deep in the mud without exploding.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin