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A bounty of rice comes at a price: soaring methane emissions

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A bounty of rice comes at a price: soaring methane emissions

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A woman harvests rice in Cote d'Ivoire. Rice cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa has risen sharply over the last 15 years. Credit: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-04020-3
Chen, Z., Balasus, N., Lin, H. Nesser, H. & Jacob, D. J. Nature Clim. Change https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01907-x (2023).

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