Posted on 12/23/2019 12:39:28 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Reindeer, a beloved symbol of Christmas, are dying a slow death from starvation due to global warming in the Arctic.
In Sweden’s Arctic zone, the indigenous Sami people have herded reindeer for centuries. But the ancient grazing territory of reindeer is already under threat by mining and timber industries. Now climate change poses a more dire threat to their livelihood.
“If we don’t find better areas for them where they can graze and find food, then the reindeers will starve to death,” said Niila Inga, a Sami herder.
Searching for food, the reindeer have migrated to areas where food is scarce or abound with natural predators (like wolves, bears and eagles) and dangerous avalanches. As they grow weaker, females often abort their calves. Adults struggle to survive.
“Extreme and strange weather is getting more and more normal,” Inga said. “We have winter here for eight months a year and when it starts in October with bad grazing conditions it won’t get any better.”
Data from the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute indicate Sweden as a whole has warmed up by 2.95 degrees Fahrenheit since the preindustrial era. In Sweden’s northern regions, where reindeer are found, average winter temperatures between 1991 and 2017 were 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit higher when compared to the 1961-90 average.
The number of reindeer across the globe has fallen by more than half over the past 20 years largely due to climate change.
"The fact that these herds are declining shouldn't be a shock -- they do it all the time," said Don Russell of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "But they're at such low levels, you start to be concerned. If we return in 10 years and [their numbers] have gone down further, that would be unprecedented."
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And yet, the polar bears are doing fine.
Reindeer — Apparently the only animals in the world that do worse in warm weather.
So warmer temperatures in the ice-covered arctic are causing less grass or plants to grow and less food available for ruminants compared to when things were permanently frozen.
yes, makes perfect sense.....
Explain to little Greta it’s God’s will.
The Deer will get too fat and become unable to fly...
This is a tough one.
I guess mining and timber industries are ramping up and those deer are being plucked by eagles.
Oh, and its global warming.......
If you take a close look at my face it’s easy to trace the tracks of my tears.
Doesn’t their grazing plants grow better in warmer weather? Article smells like BS to me
OMG > ‘unprecedented’ !
Then they should immediately evolve or go extinct. Thems the rules.
Wolves, bears and eagles applauded news of the move.
Liberal’s Brains are the only things dying of starvation
Couldn’t some of the elves get together and shave the reindeer? That fur coat’s gotta be hot under the global warming.
Be interesting if Irving Berlin were alive to write the song about Santa and his nude reindeer...
Heretic !
Careful, or it's the gulag for you !
;-)snort
Reindeer sausage is mighty good, and available at most Alaskan grocery stores.
I can't argue with that since I haven't seen one reindeer here in the state of Michigan in my entire life..The apocalypse obviously started more than 20 years ago.......
But wait...doesnt global warming open up more grazing? Or do these animals eat ice?
Oh Noooos!!! Not Santa’s reindeer!! Quick, kiddies, get your parents up and aboard to support fighting the “climate change” bogyman. We gotta save Santa’s reindeer.
The insane communist left will do ANYTHING to get “climate change” accepted and funded....even use Santa’s reindeer and kids to do it. The communists have essentially run out of other peoples’ money and their current “legalized theft” (tax) programs aren’t hauling in enough to support their evil leftist ideology and future plans.
There are two things these evil communist vermin drool over daily:
1. The trillions in IRA/401k programs of the average working person. IF there were only a way to legally confiscate these.....without getting shot.
2. The trillions that could be ripped off in fees, taxes, etc. from the naive “unwashed masses” IF they’d just buy into the climate change charade so we can “tax it”....without being shot.
Tell em to pack sand where the sun don’t shine IF they don’t want to be shot.
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