Researchers hit back at climate change deniers twisting polar bear science

Most polar bear populations are in okay shape today, and this comes with a problem: Climate change deniers, often in the form of bloggers, employ this fleeting reality to promote skepticism about the idea that the planet is warming.

The broad argument is that if polar bears — who largely depend on Arctic sea ice to find food — are doing okay, then there must be doubt about the effect that fossil fuel emissions have on the global climate. 

Yet, observable evidence of human-caused global warming’s impact is abounding, especially when it comes to Arctic sea ice. The last four winters have seen the four lowest maximum sea ice extents on record.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Researchers hit back at climate change deniers twisting polar bear science