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A global picture of methane emissions from rivers and streams

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. A global data analysis measuring the large quantities of methane released by rivers and streams shows that emissions depend on their connections to the surrounding landscape.

This is a summary of: Rocher-Ros, G. et al. Global methane emissions from rivers and streams. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06344-6 (2023).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02286-1

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