Global warming is hitting polar bears hard because it is causing large amounts of ice habitat loss. Global warming is causing populations to decrease, swimming conditions to become more dangerous, fewer hunting opportunities, and of course, loss of polar bear habitats. The U.S. Geological Survey predicts that two thirds of polar bears will disappear by 2050. Because of the record low surface area of summer ice in 2007, some believe by 2012 summer ice may be completely gone. Not only has population decreased, but also, average polar bear weight had dropped by 15 percent, causing reproduction to also drop. On top of their numbers decreasing, polar bears deal with retreating sea ice platforms that causes
drowning and less space for living. When the ice becomes too far away, swimming such long distances tires out the bears and eventually leads to drowning. The overall scarcity of food is also causing populations to drop and can even lead to cannibalistic behaviors. In 2007, due to the many harmful effects of global warming, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list the polar bears as a threatened species. With so much against the bears as it is now, they may soon be moved to the endangered species list. Since the main threat to polar bears is their habitat loss caused by global warming, the only solution is to curb greenhouse gas emissions and find alternatives to fossil fuels. It is not too late to help erase the damages global warming has caused. The only issue with this solution is time, since we have been promoting global warming, without realizing it, for over a hundred years already. It will take the efforts of everyone to reverse global warming and save the polar bears. In my opinion, global warming is negative without even bringing polar bears into the picture. However, with information provided concerning the polar bears, it is awful to imagine a world where we harm our own life, which in this case, are the polar bears lives. Global warming should be fixed no matter what, but definitely also to help save the polar bears.
drowning and less space for living. When the ice becomes too far away, swimming such long distances tires out the bears and eventually leads to drowning. The overall scarcity of food is also causing populations to drop and can even lead to cannibalistic behaviors. In 2007, due to the many harmful effects of global warming, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list the polar bears as a threatened species. With so much against the bears as it is now, they may soon be moved to the endangered species list. Since the main threat to polar bears is their habitat loss caused by global warming, the only solution is to curb greenhouse gas emissions and find alternatives to fossil fuels. It is not too late to help erase the damages global warming has caused. The only issue with this solution is time, since we have been promoting global warming, without realizing it, for over a hundred years already. It will take the efforts of everyone to reverse global warming and save the polar bears. In my opinion, global warming is negative without even bringing polar bears into the picture. However, with information provided concerning the polar bears, it is awful to imagine a world where we harm our own life, which in this case, are the polar bears lives. Global warming should be fixed no matter what, but definitely also to help save the polar bears.
Reading the effects of Global Warming and how it is not only affecting humans, but innocent animals as well really is an issue we must address. It is sad to see how much has changed in the polar bear’s environment in just 4 short years. If every person in the world took the time to educate themselves on the effects of global warming and how they can impact our environment, I do not believe we would be in this same situation today. Instead of trying to convince people Global Warming is occurring, we must change our actions and hope that others follow in the same suit. The polar bear’s situation is only one of many that could become extinct due to Global Warming. I agree with Brie that it is up to us to save the polar bears and help our planet.
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