Remember the difference between weather and climate? We know what happens when the weather changes—it’s obvious. Climate is another story. Read on. When it rains, you put on a raincoat … [Read full article]
Tag: polar bear
Help Name a Baby Polar Bear! (Photos & Videos of Polar Bear Cub!)
The Toronto Zoo has a baby polar bear! And possibly even more exciting news is that you can help to name it! Isn’t that cool? There’s a simple form … [Read full article]
Polar Bears Being Poisoned
A new doctoral thesis has shown that industrial chemicals are making their way north to the Arctic from the industrialised world via air and sea currents, where they are then absorbed by the sea’s food chains, of which the polar bear is at the top.
Polar Bear Kills Teenage Boy
In a very sad story, a teenage boy, 17-year-old Horatio Chapple, was mauled to death and 4 others were injured by a polar bear at Von Postbreen glacier on Spitsbergen Island – a Norwegian island in the Arctic circle — this week. The polar bear came into the boys’ tent, apparently, and was eventually shot dead by an expedition leader.
Longest Polar Bear Swim Recorded — 426 Miles Straight
A study tracked a female polar bear that swam for nine days straight covering over 426 miles. This long journey is the longest ever recorded for a polar bear.
Polar Bear Cubs Drowning due to Climate Change
A group of biologists that have been studying polar bears off the coast of Alaska have determined that polar bear cubs are drowning, due to loss of sea ice. They are being forced to make longer swims than normal just to find land or stable ice sheets.
Decreasing Sea Ice Risk for Pregnant Polar Bears
Researchers from the University of Alberta have shown a linkage between declining polar bear litter sizes and the declining sea ice. Using data collected since the 1990s, University of Alberta … [Read full article]
Global Weirding Link Drop: WikiLeaks, Citizen Kane Award, War on Santa, Climate Change vs Global Warming…
Here we go again, our weekly link drop of global weirding stories we didn’t cover. For the numerous stories we did cover, check out: The year of living dangerously. Masters: … [Read full article]
No Tipping Points in Polar Bears' Future
Much has been made about the possibility of tipping points in Earth’s environment; points of change which will not allow for any turning back no matter the effort put in. … [Read full article]
Dirtiest Clean Place on Earth
The Arctic may be the dirtiest clean place on Earth, and it’s affecting the animals that live there. With only a few locations that directly pollute the area, it would … [Read full article]
Obama Administration Designates Critical Habitat for Polar Bear
Department of Interior sets “critical habitat” area for polar bear along Alaska’s north coast. The Fish and Wildlife Service, an agency of the Department of Interior, announced today that it … [Read full article]
Polar Bears Adrift on London's Thames Bring Attention to Global Warming
A 16 foot high sculpture of an iceberg featuring a stranded polar bear and its cub was launched on the River Thames in London today to mark the launch of … [Read full article]
Should All Arctic Species be Listed as Endangered?
It has only been a fortnight or so since the polar bear was finally listed as an endangered species under the US Endangered Species Act, and already conservationists have supplied … [Read full article]