Posted on 05/12/2018 6:38:50 AM PDT by rktman
GENOA, Nev. — There are certain axioms about the natural world we learn as children. The sea is salty. Plants grow toward light. Bears hibernate in winter.
But as climate change leads to warmer winters, later falls and earlier springs — which can disrupt both food supplies and biological rhythms — American black bears are changing their hibernation routines, scientists say. In some cases, bears are not hibernating at all, staying awake all winter. In others, bears are waking from their slumber too early.
For every one degree Celsius that minimum temperatures increase in winter, bears hibernate for six fewer days, a study found last fall. As global temperatures continue to rise, by the middle of the century black bears may stay awake between 15 and 39 more days per year, the study said.
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Like somebody from the New York Times would know anything about the outdoors! They think having a tree in your yard is “living in the forest.”
Just left midstate Iowa . Same up there.
Oh, yeah, really. Did we just have a warmer winter? I can’t remember. Oh, yes, my heating bills were way up there.
So no, it was a colder winter so shut the f*** up.
Shoot the bears and get on with life.
Well, my heater kicked on this morning so............
You don’t remember going into the forest near Ocala in the winter and doing bear tipping while the slept? Good times. LOL!
If ya wanna see heads pop, pose these to them:
1. Define the “correct” temperature range for the planet.
2. Define the “correct” humidity range for the planet.
3. Define the “correct” mean sea level for the planet.
4. Define the “correct” amount of precipitation for the planet.
5. Define the “correct” makeup of the atmosphere.
6. Define the “correct” amount of sea ice at the N/S poles.
7. Define/explain past glaciation and subsequent warming without any input from humans.
I get a kick out of asking a climate change zombie to tell me exactly what is the correct present temperature of any given place on earth, starting with his/her present location. Their inability to answer is hilarious.
I was typing my post#27 before I saw your post. My sentiments exactly!
[Well, my heater kicked on this morning so............]
Yep, 46 here this AM 90 minutes north of Deblasio City.
Meanwhile it is in the 40s at night in the NYC suburbs. Smart bears are still sleeping.
Can we get a bs meter graphic on this one please?
As my mom would have said, up and Adam! Or maybe it was at them. I don’t know I was little. LOL
Just in case some idiot thought we needed something else to occupy our minds, we can worry about black bears in our neighborhoods now. Well, that’s a relief! No more concern about crooked politicians..or if Hillary will EVER be sent to prison...
I wonder if that jackass knew that the abbreviation for the state of Nevada was changed probably 50 years ago as were the abbreviation for all states. These journalists are really awesome, aren’t they?
I did not see your post - yeah it is nippy out.
My God. Is this the first time bears have ever woken early from hibernation? ITEOTWAWKI
Just keep them out of Colorado! LOL they’ve turned a perfectly fine blue state into a purple state.
Must be talking about years past because this winter was one of the coldest ever.bears should have gotten plenty of sleep.
Well, great mimes and all that. ;-)
So it’s you memory or you didn’t care. You just knew it was cold when you crawled out from under the covers. LOL!
"Now while I go to sleep, your job is to keep this place QUIET!" Because I hate NOISE! CAN'T STAND NOISE! I'M GOING TO BED NOW! AND IT BETTER BE VERY QUIET AROUND HERE! ALL I WANT IS peace and QUIET!"
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