TOPLINEA new study suggests that polar bears could face extinction as climate change drives sea ice loss, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, showing the potentially dramatic consequences of warming global temperatures. A new study says some populations of polar bears are likely to disappear, even if greenhouse gas ... [+] emissions are kept to a moderate rise. Sea ice loss forces polar bears to endure longer periods of fasting, because they rely on the frozen surfaces to hunt seals, their main food source. Polar bears are among the largest types of bears on the planet, with each weighing up to 1,600 pounds. Further informationFasting season length sets temporal limits for global polar bear persistence (Nature Climate Change)Global Warming Is Driving Polar Bears Toward Extinction, Researchers Say (New York Times)Climate change: Polar bears could be lost by 2100 (BBC News)Your Questions About Our Starving Polar Bear Video Answered (National Geographic)

Source: Forbes July 20, 2020 16:52 UTC