Beaver activity in the Arctic increases emission of methane greenhouse gas

ScienceDaily
Sep 8, 2023, 12:59 am105 pts
The climate-driven advance of beavers into the Arctic tundra is causing the release of more methane -- a greenhouse gas -- into the atmosphere. Beavers, as everyone knows, like to make dams. Those dams cause flooding, which inundates vegetation and turns Arctic streams and creeks into a series of ponds. Those…

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