Cold contributes to mass die-off of manatees

Palm Beach Post ^ | Jan. 26, 2010 | Paul Quinlan

[Brilliant]

Coldest winter here in FL in decades. Wonder if this picture of dying Florida manatees will get as much media attention as the phony polar bear photos.

[jessduntno]

Oh, the hugh manatee...

[jessduntno]

...sorry...

[StormEye]

"The New Year's cold snap devastated the state's manatee population, with more than 100 carcasses showing up in state waters in the first three weeks of 2010..."

Oh, the Earth is so cruel! It's not fair!

[Ronin]

Darn that global warming...

[FlingWingFlyer]

It’s sure “lookin’ good” for those Polar bears though. LOL! Another typical envirowacko screwup. Those morons can’t do anything right.

[bitterohiogunclinger]

“It’s sure “lookin’ good” for those Polar bears though.”

I've often wondered if anyone bothered to ask the Polar bears if they really like all the *#@$ing ice and snow?

[ScreamingFist]

The news comes a week after scientists reported that the cold weather had resulted in annual statewide manatee count that broke all previous records. The sea cow survey counted 5,067 across Florida, smashing the previous record of 3,802 set in 2009, as scientists found the manatees especially easy to spot huddled near sources of warm water, such as the power plant outfalls.

The Earth is a very cold place, sometimes, for 10,000 years or so, we have warming periods. We are at the end of the last warming period. 12,000 years ago the Great Lakes were glaciers. The manatees are a dying species.....I'll let you speculate on New England.....

[Frantzie]

I think the enviromentalist scum also forced power plant companies to cool the clean water they used to cool the power plants. The manatees in the winter would stay close to the power plants cooling ponds and canals to stay warm.

I guess this winter they had no place to go.

[dalereed]

Totally useless blubber, no loss!

[Frantzie]

I am suprised the FPL plant in Riviera Beach was able to keep the warm water going. I thought other plants were forced to cool the water.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Warm globally, cool locally!/s

[hadaclueonce]

If only one more grandparent had turned off their A/C last summer and had died, one more giant sea slug would have lived.

If they could leap out to the water with a girl on their nose someone might care.

/s

[VeniVidiVici]

Man, that’s a lot of manatee steaks. Should go well with the fried dolphin. ;-)

Amazing though, isn’t? 100 dead manatees and because of the weather they counted more manatees than they ever knew existed.

[ExpatGator]

They are not useless blubber. Old crackers will tell you that the manatee has lots of really good meat.

[Waverunner]

... Pass the Gravy

[TigersEye]

Glowbull Warming froze the hugh manatees.

[Mobties]

Don't tell me. Algore has been living in Florida since the Copenhagen disaster.

[CaptainAmiigaf]

I’m worried. I was here to post the exact same comment. It is a natural, I am ashamed to say. I kind of glad you beat me to it.
Was in Florida during that time. Never took off my New England windbreaker, flannel shirts, sweater, hat and gloves. Came back to Providence to warm up. 12 degrees at T F Green airport was MORE NATURAL than the 28 degrees at West Palm airport, and “felt” warmer.

[jessduntno]

...I apologized in #3...it worries me, too...