Global warming is blamed for walrus stampede deaths

WISHTV ^ | Dec. 14, 2007 | ap

[digger48]

Global warming is blamed for walrus stampede deaths

Associated Press - December 14, 2007 4:23 PM ET

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Some scientists blame the deaths of thousands of Pacific walruses on the disappearance of sea ice caused by global warming.

The walruses died in stampedes earlier this year as they crowded on shorelines along the Asian side of the Bering Strait, which separates Alaska from Russia.

An expert with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the lack of sea ice during the late summer and early fall led to a "pretty sobering year" that was "tough on walruses."

A Russian biologist estimates that as many as 4,000 walruses out of a population of some 200,000 died this year, a death rate that's two or three times the usual number.

[seekthetruth]

Oh my, another thing caused by global warming to put on the list of hundreds! Don’t have the link right now of the list, but Rush had it on his web site. Incredible!

[BallyBill]

And just how do we know that walruses haven’t been doing this for centuries? Did they tell Algore?

[sheik yerbouty]

“I Am The Walrus”

[sheik yerbouty]

“I Am The Walrus”

[Perchant]

So now the starving polar bears have something to eat. See how nature works?

[cripplecreek]

[Jeff Chandler]

Is this going to affect the running of the walruses in Paloma?

[Jeff Chandler]

So now the starving polar bears have something to eat. See how nature works?

Kind of like feeding the homeless to the hungry.

[cripplecreek]

Is this going to affect the running of the walruses in Paloma?

Its all fun and games till somebody gets Gored.

[StnCldTruth]

Global warming is blamed for walrus stampede deaths

uuuuum...and just how hard would it be to throw Algore in front of a walrus stampede ??

[faq]

global warming washed away mah buckit

[Doogle]

*LOL*....your too quick CC

[Jaysun]

Maybe we’ll start seeing some commercials of walruses drinking Coke soon.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

No kidding. When I read this article this morning at work, the first thing that came to mind was,
“I bet the retards try to blame this on global warming.”

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Dumb down the population, and they will believe anything, ex specially Global Warming... thank you NEA

[kb2614]

You’d think the global warming cultist would come to the realization that most people are tuning them out now. Way to much “boy that cried wolf” going on.

[TN4Liberty]

BTW - The deaths are an estimate. This raises my BS Flag. Whenever I see the word “estimate” these days I substitute it with “made up.” I may not be right every time but chances are very good I am most of the time.

Let me give you more reason to raise the BS flag higher.

From the article - "A Russian biologist estimates that as many as 4,000 walruses out of a population of some 200,000 died this year, a death rate that's two or three times the usual number."

If 4000 walruses die every year in a population of 200,000, that means the life expectancy for a walrus is 50 years.

But if that 4000 is 2-3 times the "normal number" then with normal numbers of deaths, the life expectancy for a walrus is 100-150 years.

The unnamed scientist is obviously full of crap.

[boop]

"Third, can they prove that sea ice conditions caused the deaths?"

Well, since we know that UN scienticians never lie, apparently a 1 degree increase in temperatures over the last century completely melts every chunk of ice in the ocean.

[RoadTest]

Global Warming is all Bush’s fault and Bush got elected because of Global Warming. It’s so simple!

[WildWeasel]

Oh, I thought it was cell phones.