What does global warming have to do with the decline in the polar bear population?
What does global warming have to do with the decline in the polar bear population? The largest carnivores on land are getting squashed like tiny bugs. Measuring up to 10 feet tall (3 meters) and weighing in at up to 1,700 pounds (771 kilograms) polar bears are formidable creatures. But the massive animals are struggling with a global predator — climate change — and they’re losing. Scientists have been talking about melting polar ice caps and rising sea levels for decades. Now, it’s not just talk. The average temperature in the Canadian Arctic has risen 7 degrees Farenheit (4 degrees Celsius) in the last 50 years [source:
The largest carnivores on land are getting squashed like tiny bugs. Measuring up to 10 feet tall (3 meters) and weighing in at up to 1,700 pounds (771 kilograms) polar bears are formidable creatures. But the massive animals are struggling with a global predator — climate change — and they’re losing. Scientists have been talking about melting polar ice caps and rising sea levels for decades. Now, it’s not just talk. The average temperature in the Canadian Arctic has risen 7 degrees Farenheit (4 degrees Celsius) in the last 50 years [source: Daily Mail]. Temperatures in the
