Moose are loose with their climate manners
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(A native of England, veteran journalist Matthew Diebel has worked at NBC News, Time, USA Today and News Corp., among other organizations.)
Moose. Every so often I see videos of them on Facebook, Instagram and such — gangly creatures with huge antlers crossing roads with their even more awkward offspring following them. They’re adorable.
Well, not so much, it seems. Turns out that the iconic animals, which roam in the northern reaches of Scandinavia and Russia as well as in North America, are climate menaces! Why? Because of their eating and pooping habits.
Yup, a group of Norwegian researchers, reports The Washington Post, wanted to understand how their grazing affects forests at high latitudes that make up nearly 30% of the Earth’ forest area, and are important because they capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in plants and soil.
It turns out moose disrupt that storage in a big way…
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Trey has been an editor and author at 24/7 Wall St. for more than a decade, where he has published thousands of articles analyzing corporate earnings, dividend stocks, short interest, insider buying, private equity, and market trends. His comprehensive coverage spans the full spectrum of financial markets, from blue-chip stalwarts to emerging growth companies.
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