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Articles tagged with: Polar bears
ARTICLE REVIEWS
Financial Post publishes misleading opinion that misrepresents science of polar bears’ plight
in Financial Post, by Susan Crockford
— 02 Mar 2018
"The article is composed of misstatements. These are either based upon the author’s apparent lack of understanding of the ecological and geophysical situations, or intent to misl..
National Geographic video of starving polar bear should have clarified uncertain link to climate change
in National Geographic, by Sarah Gibbens
— 17 Jan 2018
"The article contains valid information on the devastating consequences of climate change on polar bears. The only problem as I see it is that the article presents (implicitly) tha..
CLAIM REVIEWS
The Epoch Times prints a range of inaccurate and misleading claims about climate change’s impacts and causes
CLAIM
CO2 is not the cause of our current warming trend; Arctic sea ice has expanded in recent years; Polar bears’ population is growing and is not threatened by climate change; CO2 is good for plant life
SOURCE: Patrick Moore, The Epoch Times
Published: 20 Sep 2022
VERDICT
Sea ice loss due to climate change is the biggest threat to polar bear survival and has already led to declines in some polar bear subpopulations, contrary to “Climate Realism” video message
CLAIM
“In 1950, there were around 10,000 polar bears globally. Today, polar bear populations are near 39,000. Polar bear populations are increasing dramatically as the planet has warmed.”
SOURCE: Andy Singer, Climate Realism, Heartland Institute
Published: 29 Oct 2020
VERDICT
The long-term survival of polar bears is threatened by loss of sea-ice due to global warming, new study confirms
CLAIM
"Global warming is driving polar bears toward extinction"
SOURCE: Henry Fountain, The New York Times
Published: 27 Jul 2020
VERDICT
The global polar bear population is threatened by loss of sea ice, contrary to PragerU’s video claim
CLAIM
The polar bear population has been growing. Polar bears are thriving even where sea ice is diminishing.
SOURCE: Anonymous, PragerU
Published: 18 May 2020
VERDICT