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35,000 Walrus Come Ashore In Alaska

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-day-at-the-beach dept.

the eric conspiracy writes "Lack of sea ice in the Arctic has forced record numbers of walrus to come ashore in Alaska. The walrus, looking for a place to rest have come ashore in Point Lay Alaska. The walrus normally rest on floating ice. "We are witnessing a slow-motion catastrophe in the Arctic," Lou Leonard, vice president for climate change at the World Wildlife Fund, said in a statement that was reported by CNN. "As this ice dwindles, the Arctic will experience some of the most dramatic changes our generation has ever witnessed. This loss will impact the annual migration of wildlife through the region, threaten the long-term health of walrus and polar bear populations, and change the lives of those who rely on the Arctic ecosystem for their way of life."

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  1. Re:Koo Koo Kachoo by Barsteward · · Score: 1, Troll

    why not be really brave and take them on hand to hand instead of being a coward

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    "The hands that help are better far than lips that pray." - Robert Ingersoll (1833-1899)
  2. Re:The problem with double standards. by dave420 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I doubt you'd ask a climatologist to explain the mating behaviours of fruit flies, so asking a zoologist about climate change seems equally bizarre. She's voicing her opinion, not fact.

  3. Re:The problem with double standards. by rioki · · Score: 1, Troll

    I did not claim it was, now did I?

    But two things are certain, we can assume that the climate models from the late 90s can be rejected with a high certainty (99.9% for a 18 year span*) and that currently there is no climate scientist that can reliably predict when the earth will go out of the pause. The problem is that during the AGW debate too much science and policy was dedicated to the A part of the AGW. I personally think that indiscriminately changing the composition of the atmosphere (anything about the earth actually) will have consequences and as a result we as species should tread lightly. But I am quite disappointed of climate science community, especially in the late 90s.

    * Their own definition, if the trends align on an 18 year span the model "must" be accepted with a 99.9% certainty. If you had a course in statistics, you know that the opposite is also true...