Claim: Squirrels Cause Climate Change

By Patriot Outdoor News

Dang squrrels.

They may look cute and harmless, but squirrels and beavers are contributing to climate change far more than previously thought, climate scientists have claimed. However, their discovery doesn’t let us humans off the hook, as the scientists still insist that carbon dioxide emissions are causing arctic permafrost to melt, compounding the squirrels’ efforts, the Daily Mail has reported.

According to researchers working on the Polaris Project in the Arctic, which aims to study climate change at the poles, arctic ground squirrels and beavers both contribute to carbon emissions by burrowing into the frozen soil to make their homes, churning up …read more

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