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Lakes Emit More Methane as They Evaporate
Even the world’s freshwater could affect climate change calculations, as lakes emit more methane from the mud, and vapour from the surface.
By Tim Radford
The amounts of a powerful greenhouse gas leaking into the atmosphere are set to rise as lakes emit more methane in reaction to climate change.
The vegetation decomposing in the lakes will change – and the northern lakes of Canada could send 73% more methane – a potent greenhouse gas – into the atmosphere to accelerate global warming at an ever greater rate