The Newest Threat to a Warming Alaskan Arctic: Beavers

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By Bob BerwynJun 29, 2020, 6:31 pm205 pts
The large rodents are creating lakes that accelerate the thawing of frozen soils and potentially increase greenhouse gas emissions, a study finds. By Bob Berwyn Alaskan beavers are carving out a growing web of channels, dams and ponds in the frozen Arctic tundra of northwestern Alaska, helping to turn it into a…

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