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Originally Posted by John Whitworth
Why are the polar bears not all dead? They are thriving.
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The logic of this argument is off. If polar bears currently thrive in a warmer climate, all this means is that the impact of global warming on polar bear numbers wasn't accurately predicte. It doesn't mean that that the climate isn't warmer!
Are polar bears thriving in warmer temperatures?
Reading this article in the Telegraph it seems that a) the increase in polar bear numbers may be attributable to increased conservation work and b) there are politics at work: those funding the research in question have a vested interest in hunting bears, and hence in the numbers being high. So who knows.
Notice that both sides agree that the climate is changing, they just disagree on it's impact on the polar bears, and consequently whether hunting should be allowed.
-Matt