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Ditches and canals are the large amount of greenhouse gas emissions, yet overlooked sources.

Satellite images of ditches and canals in Australia, Finland, Mexico and the Netherlands. Credit: Ingi/Google (2024) It’s a cold winter morning in the dark and naked fields of Fens in East Anglia. At the edge of the field, the scientist dips a long pole into the groove. So, what are climate researchers doing here? We measure greenhouse gas emissions from…