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Tuesday, 6 February 2007

Polarising Bears


Australia's Daily Telegraph used this photo in a boilerplate article on the threat of global warming. The lead paragraph is interesting.
They cling precariously to the top of what is left of the ice floe, their fragile grip the perfect symbol of the tragedy of global warming.
Distressing... Or would be if it weren't for the fact that the bears were perfectly safe from the threat of man's sins against Gaia global warming. The photo is three years old and the original caption was,
Mother polar bear and cub on interesting ice sculpture carved by waves. photo © Amanda Byrd.
Meanwhile, Icelanders are having their own climate issues. Only in their case it isn't about polar bears having to tread water, but how the ice pack is so thick that the great furry monsters can practically stroll straight into Reykjavik.

That should liven thing up a bit.

Update: Perhaps I shouldn't be too flippant. After all, spouting heresy can be a dangerous occupation now that the priests have consulted the oracles IPCC has issued its report and made known the will of blessed Gaia declared the debate closed.

Update: The New York Times is Johnny-on-the-spot over global warming-- in 1932.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousTuesday, 6 February 2007 at 13:02:00 GMT-8

    I propose that the meteorological community does not, nor ever has known what the hell they are talking about.

    http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/weather/time1974.html

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  2. AnonymousThursday, 8 February 2007 at 07:51:00 GMT-8

    Then, of course, there is the very real possibility that neither of you know what the hell you're talking about :)

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