Due to lack of real ice? I ask this question because it was inspired by something that me and my fiance were talking about. Anyway I suggested perhaps some sort of artifical ice but then she convinced me that perhaps that might not be a good idea and instead she mentioned the idea about maybe scientists can make some sort of floatation device. Anyway me and her both agreed that we really disliked the idea of polar bears drowning due to certain human activities that are causing global warming. Do you think that it's possible perhaps in the near to distant future for something like that to happen?
2007-09-14 05:54:59 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment ➔ Global Warming
It's something of a misconception that polar bears will be forced to extinction as a consequence of global warming.
What is happening is that the Arctic ice sheet is melting and based on the latest onservations it seems likley that in about 40 years time it will disappear completely each summer.
This is going to be a serious drawback for the polar bears as it means the loss of their natural habitat and denies them the ability to hunt and feed.
However, the Arctic ice isn't the only place that polar bears can and do survive. With no ice remaining they would need to establish populations and territories in new locations including Alaska, Siberia, Norway, Greenland and Canada.
It will probably be necessary to rescue polar bears from the remnants of Arctic ice and transport them to their new habitats but once established they should be fine.
Similar schemes involving different animals have been conducted in many locations around the world for a variety of reasons and by and large have been successful.
2007-09-14 06:20:00 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I hope you have noticed all the pictures of the polar bears are jut pictures of polar bears. They are not stranded or dying, it's how you manipulate your information to make people think they are drowning or stranded. A bear on ice is not stranded, it is resting or playing, it will just jump off when it is ready and swim again. the one with the mom and baby is the one Al Gore used in his movie. the funny part is the photographer that took the picture knew they were playing, but Gore used it with someone else's permission. The bear coming out of the water is only that, a bear coming out of the water. Unfortunately for their cause the AGW crowd and media uses as much propaganda and misinformation as any military war effort. it's a shame they corrupt science in this a way. I hope you can learn something from this experience.
2016-04-04 20:40:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Experts report the polar bears are doing quite well. Perhaps the 2 degrees of temperature increase that is predicted will raise their habitat from 32 below zero to 30 below zero. The dirty little truth that alarmist seldom admit or even seem to be aware of is that the habitats have been changing with the climate for thousands of years. To try and pin the lastest couple of degrees of warming on humans and extrapolating that to the extinction of polar bears is a farce and is extremely non-scientific but that never seems to slow down the alarmists. They will stop at nothing in trying to blame everything on man and especially free markets, free societies, corporations, and industry.
2007-09-14 09:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by JimZ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why don't you start a company that manufactures fake ice islands out of Styrofoam. You could mount a solar collector and an Internet camera on each one so that sponsors could watch the polar bears. Then you could sell credits for every one that you think you have saved.
2007-09-14 09:58:48 · answer #4 · answered by areallthenamestaken 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suspect polar bears, or at least most of them are smart enough to not drown if there is no ice. They will certainly adapt and move on to dry land, change their feeding habits and continue. Those that don't or can't will die, those that do will be the parents of an adapted species. This is how evolution works.
2007-09-14 07:15:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think thats a great idea!Go for it!Save the polar bears!It has to be made out of something environmentaly friendly and not styrofoam though!
2007-09-14 19:03:50 · answer #6 · answered by Life goes on... 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The obvious answer is to help polar bears the way we would save drowning humans, since at one time some of us probably were polar bears. The answer my friend, is Coast Gaurd certified life vests. This will keep the polar bears afloat and provide them safe bouyancy until the next ice age comes along.
2007-09-14 06:50:46 · answer #7 · answered by songndance1999 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I sure hope so. I have had nightmares for three days. Its always the same. A little polar bear reaching out of the water, and in a meek voice crying 'help....me'. I try to get to him, but every time the ice cracks. Then the demon republicans on the shore, standing in front of their blazing fires fueled by rainforest trees, start laughing hysterically.
2007-09-14 06:06:54 · answer #8 · answered by davidosterberg1 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Polar bears are excellent swimmers. They are also great at perpetuating their species. Global warming will not cause polar bears to become extinct. Also, global warming is not due to human activities. It is a natural occurrence. Throughout the history of the planet, it has warmed, then cooled several times. It is nothing new and humans are not the cause.
2007-09-14 06:06:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 4⤋
The problem is not that they drown, as such. The problem is the lack of sea ice means they can't hunt.
They drown trying, while starving to death. They're often desperately trying to feed their offspring, who can't hunt yet. The offspring then also starve to death.
It's actually a lot more grim than people think. And some people here think it's a joking matter....
2007-09-14 06:33:33 · answer #10 · answered by Bob 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋