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"In some catchments where permafrost has become patchier, weathering-driven carbon uptake was large enough to offset or even exceed river CO2 emissions."

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

By the middle of the century, peak river flows in some catchments could be up to 45% higher during periods of very heavy rain, it warned.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

In August 2020, the government announced Eurasian beavers, of unknown origin, living wild on the River Otter, were permitted to remain permanently and to expand their population into neighbouring catchments.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

These include tree planting or the digging of dips and hollows into the landscape, but are often hampered because a large proportion of river catchments are on private land.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

This side is bare and black with its acres of concrete rain catchments, the only means of water supply.

From The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde" by Davidson, George