I know "The Danold" ain't around anymore, but just in case he's peeking in:
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1704808,00.html?xid=site-cnn-partner
"That situation is as follows: As temperatures warm, the Arctic sea ice that supports the polar bear shrinks, leaving the animals to drown as they are forced to swim long distances between the ice, or simply starve to death. The summer of 2007 saw record melting of Arctic sea ice, and NASA scientists now predict that the Arctic could be ice-free as soon as the summer of 2013. "Without the sea ice, there is no polar bear," says Andrew Wetzler, director of the Natural Resource Defense Council's endangered species project. Indeed, a study by the United States Geological Service in September 2007 projected that the polar bear population — which currently stands at roughly 25,000 — could decline two-thirds by 2050."
Boy, is that a shocker; never would have seen THAT coming...
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1704808,00.html?xid=site-cnn-partner
"That situation is as follows: As temperatures warm, the Arctic sea ice that supports the polar bear shrinks, leaving the animals to drown as they are forced to swim long distances between the ice, or simply starve to death. The summer of 2007 saw record melting of Arctic sea ice, and NASA scientists now predict that the Arctic could be ice-free as soon as the summer of 2013. "Without the sea ice, there is no polar bear," says Andrew Wetzler, director of the Natural Resource Defense Council's endangered species project. Indeed, a study by the United States Geological Service in September 2007 projected that the polar bear population — which currently stands at roughly 25,000 — could decline two-thirds by 2050."
Boy, is that a shocker; never would have seen THAT coming...
