Compared to two days ago, there is now abundant ice along the western shore of Hudson Bay, both in the north and the south:
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Late Freeze-Up For W. Hudson Bay Polar Bears At Odds With Ice Conditions Elsewhere
There was so little ice on the west shore of Hudson Bay yesterday it is barely visible on the NSIDC global chart yet there was abundant ice in the Chukchi…
Chukchi Sea ice that didn’t melt this summer is now 2+m thick between Wrangel Island and the shore
Thick multiyear ice between Wrangel Island and the shore is now more than 2m thick, potentially impacting fall feeding for bears that routinely summer on Wrangel or the north coast of Chukotka.
Polar Bear Habitat More Extensive in Most Areas of the Arctic Compared to Previous Years
In other words, despite Arctic sea ice falling to very low levels in mid-to-late September most years this decade, sea ice has expanded remarkably within the following two months as…
False imagery and data hallmarks of COP26
Though fancying themselves to be noble defenders of nature, these purveyors of doomsday scenarios are more akin to a cult’s priesthood offering commoners salvation in exchange for prosperity and freedom.
‘Already too late’ to save Churchill polar bears claim a false NY Times climate change cliché for COP26
From Polar Bear Science Dr. Susan Crockford Not only is it prime polar bear viewing week in Churchill, Manitoba but it’s the week of the 26th international elite COP climate change gab-fest: every…
Polar bear watching in high gear near Churchill as everyone waits for the sea ice to form
All of the bears within view of the coastal web cams on the shore of Wapusk National Park near Churchill on Western Hudson Bay seem to be in very good…
Fact Checkers Fail To Refute Polar Bear Number Increases Despite Extensive ‘Expert’ Rhetoric
There’s seems to be something about polar bears that really sets off the climate change fact-checkers. Mention that the situation for the bears is not quite as dire as we…
Most Chukchi Sea ice in 20 years means no walrus feasts for polar bears at famous Russian cliffs
After years of hype, including documentary over-reach by David Attenborough and his collaborators at WWF and Netflix, there has been relatively abundant ice in the Chukchi Sea this summer, particulary along the Russian coast and…
No signs of a climate emergency for W. Hudson Bay polar bears this year ahead of UN climate meeting
It will be years before the results of the population count are published, of course (especially if it’s good news) but my contacts also say virtually all of the bears…
Churchill problem polar bear reports finally completed and posted online
From Polar Bear Science Dr. Susan Crockford, Although since 2015 at least the Polar Bear Alert Program in Churchill Manitoba usually issued and published its problem bear reports weekly during the ice-free season, this…
Alaska polar bear researchers claim poor sea ice limited spring field work in 2021 more than 2019
The reporter tries to paint a picture of polar bears suffering harm from these recent conditions but in fact there is no published data from the Southern Beaufort after 2016,…
Aussie Mining Billionaire Gina Rinehart Warns Students About Climate Propaganda
Iconic self made billionaire Gina Rinehart has warned school students against allowing climate propaganda to erode their critical thinking skills, urged them to guard against propaganda intruding on real education,…
Sea ice growth after the summer minimum begins in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
The Arctic sea ice minimum was declared to have been reached on 16 September this year (4.72 mkm2), breaking no records.
Record number of Chukchi Sea polar bears in 2020
Reposted from Dr. Susan Crockford’s Polar Bear Science. Wrangel Island research team counted a record number of Chukchi Sea polar bears in 2020 Posted on September 21, 2021 | Comments Offon Wrangel Island research…
Still waiting for two thirds of polar bears worldwide to disappear due to lack of summer sea ice
The experts failed to account for the fact that less summer ice means more primary productivity and therefore, more food for seals and therefore, more food for bears (Coupel and Devred 2019;…
Polar bear habitat update at mid-August
Oddly, after light winter ice coverage on Canada’s east coast and a slightly earlier sea ice breakup on Hudson Bay, the Arctic melt season has stalled. That’s not my opinion but the observation…
Tipping points, Attenboroughesque narratives of climate doom and dying polar bears
From Polar Bear Science Outlandish ‘tipping point’ rhetoric is about to be regurgitated once again during the promotion of the latest IPCC report, due today. Tipping points are those theoretical climate thresholds that, when breached,…
Polar bear attack in Greenland gratuitously blamed on recent ‘heat wave’
There is no specific evidence of cause and effect, of course. The news outlet reporting the incident cites some non-specified ‘experts’ as providing the generic ‘warming makes polar bears starve…
Polar bear habitat update for end July 2021 compared to previous years
I don’t see a looming sea ice catastrophe for 2021, do you see a looming sea ice catastrophe?
Western Hudson Bay polar bears: still some out on the sea ice, some causing trouble
As of Monday (19 July), more polar bears had come ashore near Churchill and on the shores of Wakusp National Park but some are still out on the bay. The…
As much Beaufort Sea polar bear habitat at mid-July 2021 as there was in 1982
Beaufort Sea ice coverage is about average for this time of year, again failing to decline in lock-step with other Arctic regions. Will there be lots of fat bears onshore…
Polar bears have begun to come ashore on Western Hudson Bay
So far, the first evidence I’ve seen of a bear ashore in Western Hudson Bay was one photographed near Churchill Manitoba on 28 June (below).
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