Episode 57: Gnawing the Permafrost

<p>This episode explores new research, which has found that Alaskan beavers are potentially causing an acceleration of climate change due to their impact on permafrost in the region.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Read this episode’s science poem <a href='https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/1374/gnawing-the-permafrost/'>here</a>.</p> <p>Read the scientific study that inspired it <a href='https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab80f1'>here</a>.</p> <p>Read ‘The Beaver’ by Mary Howitt <a href='https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/beaver'>here</a>.  </p> <p>---</p> <p>Music by <a href='http://smarturl.it/thepaperwaits'>Rufus Beckett</a>.</p> <p>---</p> <p>Follow Sam on social media and send in any questions or comments for the podcast:</p> <p>Email: <a href='mailto:sam.illingworth@gmail.com'>sam.illingworth@gmail.com</a>   Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/samillingworth'>@samillingworth</a> </p>