Great Britain’s Daily Mail has this article on the polar ice cap which, oddly enough, presents both sides of the issue, with quotes and attributions. Perhaps not everyone has forgotten how to do journalism.
If you read this, read all of it. I don’t think it says what either side will undoubtedly think it says. Yes, the writer seems to take a stand, but look past that and you’ll get, I believe, a clearer picture of what’s going on and what forces are in play.
UPDATE: I’ve got to ding myself just a little here. I didn’t notice the date of the article: August 2014. This news is a little old, and a new cycle is under way. It remains to be seen what will happen this year.
Even the polar bears are happy, with numbers increasing.
Not surprisingly, nothing is ever as simple as people want us to believe.
Amen to that.
Now for the bigger problem – how do we wean those poor polar bears off of Coca-Cola?
Darn sugary soft drinks. Yes, polar bear obesity is a problem. Perhaps we should send them school lunches.
We’ll be finished with Mrs. Obama soon, she could be – err arrange their nutrition.
Red Rover, Red Rover, send Michelle on over.
So what does Mrs. Obama have to do with Arctic Ice?
Nothing (hopefully), we’re sending her to help polar bears get over their Coca-Cola addiction.
Ah. I think she’s more needed down here…
What for?
I might be wrong but I think people down here are more addicted to Coca Cola and other junk than polar bears ever will be. 😉
Yeah, but we’re sentient creatures and so it’s up to us to figure our stuff out. In case you couldn’t tell, Terhi, you’ve wandered into a silly conversation here. 😉
I could tell. Just wanted to be part of it. Sorry.
No worries. Guess I still don’t know you well enough to know when you’re being silly.
Terhi? Silly? I want pictures!
And then I saw this story today: http://dailycaller.com/2015/05/06/noaa-says-the-arctic-will-be-ice-free-in-25-years/
Could this be why everyone thinks every story lacks credibility? I have no idea what is true anymore. I don’t trust media to tell me facts. Short of strapping on my mukluks and hitching up the dogs to take a trip North, I don’t think I will ever know if there is ice in the Arctic or not.
You will probably notice when the ice is all gone.
Yes! Beach front property in Utah? Sadly, I probably won’t notice. I live too far inland.