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Polar Bears Drowning As Globe Warms
An anonymous reader writes "The Times Online is reporting on disturbing findings from the arctic. Polar bears appear to be drowning when they attempt long sea crossings as a result of receding summer ice." From the article: "New evidence from field researchers working for the World Wildlife Fund in Yakutia, on the northeast coast of Russia, has also shown the region's first evidence of cannibalism among bears competing for food supplies ... As the ice pack retreats north in the summer between June and October, the bears must travel between ice floes to continue hunting in areas such as the shallow water of the continental shelf off the Alaskan coast -- one of the most food-rich areas in the Arctic. However, last summer the ice cap receded about 200 miles further north than the average of two decades ago, forcing the bears to undertake far longer voyages between floes. "
I guess it won't be long till this debate is cluttered with the SUV driving slashdotters who deny that this is really happening. I guess its all an islamic / communist pinko plot right?
"We know this and we know that CO2 and other greenhouse gases have a strong influence on our climate."
Bullshit.
You want to know the real cause of global warming?
Tell me, how many computers do you own?
Christ, my single Opteron can heat a large kitchen, all by itself.
Greenhouse effect my ass, porn browsing is the real cause of rising global temperatures.
Damn. Overreact much? I haven't given any indication of what my beliefs are regarding global warming, yet you obviously know exactly what my stance is. You clearly think I'm some uber-religious right-wing neo-con nutjob because of my nick...I'm so proud of you moron_666!
Be a real patriot: Question authority. Think for yourself. Formulate your own conclusions.
Fuck you. As the Australian pointed out, this problem is alot bigger than American partisan politics. America is not the only industrialized nation on the Earth, you know. China and India are ramping up their emissions as they become industrialized. Canada and the EU like to act like their shit doesn't stink, but the fact is that they are partially to blame for this situation as well. And America is on the leading edge of alternative fuels research. You can't just flip a switch and change over to a 100% enviroment-friendly energy policy overnight, though. And let's not even talk about the toxic emissions that result from the mixing of semen and feces, which is a huge problem for Democrats.
Of course -- major extinctions are SUPPOSED to take place in the span of 50 years. People die of heart-attacks all the time too. But it's different when it's YOUR fault. If you cause something, you are morally responsible for it. Oh right... the thousands of papers supporting global warming (and the one or two contradicting it, written by ECONOMISTS) are just a liberal conspiracy, I forgot.