Beavers Are Killing the Planet

[Weatherman2020]

The University of Helsinki said the rising number of beaver dams has caused an increase in water levels in rivers and ponds, resulting in organic carbon from the soil being released into the atmosphere. Petri Nummi, a lecturer at the university, has been observing links between beavers’ lifestyle and global warming. “An increase in the number of beavers has an impact on the climate since a rising water level affects the interaction between beaver ponds, water and air, as well as the carbon balance of the zone of ground closest to water,” he said. There is an indication of beaver ponds becoming carbon sinks or sources of the gas and it is estimated that these ponds and meadows could potentially release up to 820,000 tons of carbon annually.

Beaver lifestyle found to be impacting on global warming

Bastards.

 

[Manonthestreet]

not to mention all the trees they chop down...evolution really messed up here

 

[OldLady]

Beavers are so cool. Amazing little buggers.

 

[caddo kid]

leave it to beaver to screw up a good thing

 

[Weatherman2020]

leave it to beaver to screw up a good thing

Eager to destroy Earth.

 

[percysunshine]

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What...me worry?

 

[JoeMoma]

Beavers are so cool. Amazing little buggers.

I like petting beavers.

 

[night_son]

The University of Helsinki said the rising number of beaver dams has caused an increase in water levels in rivers and ponds, resulting in organic carbon from the soil being released into the atmosphere. Petri Nummi, a lecturer at the university, has been observing links between beavers’ lifestyle and global warming. “An increase in the number of beavers has an impact on the climate since a rising water level affects the interaction between beaver ponds, water and air, as well as the carbon balance of the zone of ground closest to water,” he said. There is an indication of beaver ponds becoming carbon sinks or sources of the gas and it is estimated that these ponds and meadows could potentially release up to 820,000 tons of carbon annually.

Beaver lifestyle found to be impacting on global warming

Bastards.

Around northern Maryland beavers make awesome brown trout ponds. Caught a 20" brownie this summer on a yellow bodied, silver bladed Mepps spinner. Other than for that purpose, beavers are essential to the sanity of the world . . . and, from a certain point of view, are responsible for at least half of its insanity.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Beavers are so cool. Amazing little buggers.

They're industries little bastards that's for sure.

I had no idea that beavers resided in Texas.
We went camping in the now famous Barker reservoir (after the Harvey flooding) and I went to take a dump along the creek only to have one of em circling and slapping it's tail on the water to warn the others of my intrusion.

We'd seen the gnawed on trees and attributed them to Nutria.

 

[harmonica]

they are a scourge that needs to be eradicated.NOW!!!!
I hate those guys

 

[Old Rocks]

The University of Helsinki said the rising number of beaver dams has caused an increase in water levels in rivers and ponds, resulting in organic carbon from the soil being released into the atmosphere. Petri Nummi, a lecturer at the university, has been observing links between beavers’ lifestyle and global warming. “An increase in the number of beavers has an impact on the climate since a rising water level affects the interaction between beaver ponds, water and air, as well as the carbon balance of the zone of ground closest to water,” he said. There is an indication of beaver ponds becoming carbon sinks or sources of the gas and it is estimated that these ponds and meadows could potentially release up to 820,000 tons of carbon annually.

Beaver lifestyle found to be impacting on global warming

Bastards.

There were huge numbers of beaver in North America before they were heavily trapped. And the CO2 in the atmosphere was stable at 280 ppm. Notice that the article stated that the dams produced both sinks and sources of carbon. Could potentially release about 820,000 tons of carbon annually? We humans put over 40 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere annually. That is 820,000 tons versus 40,000,000,000 tons. Anything else, dumbass deniers?

 

[Weatherman2020]

The University of Helsinki said the rising number of beaver dams has caused an increase in water levels in rivers and ponds, resulting in organic carbon from the soil being released into the atmosphere. Petri Nummi, a lecturer at the university, has been observing links between beavers’ lifestyle and global warming. “An increase in the number of beavers has an impact on the climate since a rising water level affects the interaction between beaver ponds, water and air, as well as the carbon balance of the zone of ground closest to water,” he said. There is an indication of beaver ponds becoming carbon sinks or sources of the gas and it is estimated that these ponds and meadows could potentially release up to 820,000 tons of carbon annually.

Beaver lifestyle found to be impacting on global warming

Bastards.

There were huge numbers of beaver in North America before they were heavily trapped. And the CO2 in the atmosphere was stable at 280 ppm. Notice that the article stated that the dams produced both sinks and sources of carbon. Could potentially release about 820,000 tons of carbon annually? We humans put over 40 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere annually. That is 820,000 tons versus 40,000,000,000 tons. Anything else, dumbass deniers?

How many tons did the dinosaurs put out, because they froze to death.

 

[Old Rocks]

The University of Helsinki said the rising number of beaver dams has caused an increase in water levels in rivers and ponds, resulting in organic carbon from the soil being released into the atmosphere. Petri Nummi, a lecturer at the university, has been observing links between beavers’ lifestyle and global warming. “An increase in the number of beavers has an impact on the climate since a rising water level affects the interaction between beaver ponds, water and air, as well as the carbon balance of the zone of ground closest to water,” he said. There is an indication of beaver ponds becoming carbon sinks or sources of the gas and it is estimated that these ponds and meadows could potentially release up to 820,000 tons of carbon annually.

Beaver lifestyle found to be impacting on global warming

Bastards.

There were huge numbers of beaver in North America before they were heavily trapped. And the CO2 in the atmosphere was stable at 280 ppm. Notice that the article stated that the dams produced both sinks and sources of carbon. Could potentially release about 820,000 tons of carbon annually? We humans put over 40 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere annually. That is 820,000 tons versus 40,000,000,000 tons. Anything else, dumbass deniers?

How many tons did the dinosaurs put out, because they froze to death.

Not at all, you fucked up dumb ass. The dinosaurs were cooked;

 

[Weatherman2020]

The University of Helsinki said the rising number of beaver dams has caused an increase in water levels in rivers and ponds, resulting in organic carbon from the soil being released into the atmosphere. Petri Nummi, a lecturer at the university, has been observing links between beavers’ lifestyle and global warming. “An increase in the number of beavers has an impact on the climate since a rising water level affects the interaction between beaver ponds, water and air, as well as the carbon balance of the zone of ground closest to water,” he said. There is an indication of beaver ponds becoming carbon sinks or sources of the gas and it is estimated that these ponds and meadows could potentially release up to 820,000 tons of carbon annually.

Beaver lifestyle found to be impacting on global warming

Bastards.

There were huge numbers of beaver in North America before they were heavily trapped. And the CO2 in the atmosphere was stable at 280 ppm. Notice that the article stated that the dams produced both sinks and sources of carbon. Could potentially release about 820,000 tons of carbon annually? We humans put over 40 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere annually. That is 820,000 tons versus 40,000,000,000 tons. Anything else, dumbass deniers?

How many tons did the dinosaurs put out, because they froze to death.

Not at all, you fucked up dumb ass. The dinosaurs were cooked;

Why are you so anti science? Took over 10,000 years for the extinction, and not all of them died.

 

[mamooth]

Weatherman always finds the strangest things to worry about. He's not happy unless he's melting down. This time, he's freaking over beavers.

As is always the case, when we go to the original source, we find out it doesn't say what deniers claim. Instead, it says that beaver habitat is both a source and sink, and that more study is needed. However, common sense would indicate that long term, it all evens out.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mam.12134
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Both C sequestration and CO2 and CH4 emissions in ponds of various ages should be taken into account when considering the net effect of beavers on the C dynamics. With present estimates, beaver ponds globally range from a sink (−0.47 Tg year−1) to a source (0.82 Tg year−1) of C. More research is needed with continuous flux measurements and from ponds of different ages. Likewise, there is a need for more studies in Eurasia to understand the effect of beaver on C biogeochemistry.
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Don't blame Weatherman too much here. That Engineering Times article he linked to was wildly slanted, mentioning only sources and neglecting sinks. He just copied it, and it's not like he's capable of fact checking. If he could fact-check, he wouldn't be a denier.