I’ve told this tale before, in answer to how the polar bears will survive; but its worth repeating. My neighbor, a Canadian military pilot, relates that whenever a runway light burns out in one of the northern territories, the polar bears will lie in in the snow nearby, waiting for a maintenance worker; and they always cover their black nose a paw.
The ICE is melting at an alarming rate! The polar bears are struggling for food! The glaciers are made up of layers from each age. Each layer, there are embedded diseases, germs, plague matter. When those layers melt, what do you think will happen to all the bugs, germs, diseases? It will go into the lakes, oceans, air, streams, and once again we will have pandemics all over the world…..think about it! Educate, and research! Why are GOP and FOX cults nonbelievers in science when we have the Evidence? DUH
Sorry but this isn’t the least bit funny. At my local zoo (Columbus OH) there is an excellent polar bear exhibit, and a sign that says “When the polar ice is gone, the polar bears will also be gone.”
…and in 1922’s Global Warming’s version the seals were the critters dying off! The ice melt, rapid sea rise, flooded cities were ALL the same and didn’t happen then either!
Researchers agree that polar bears represent a growing threat to Inuit communities, but say that is because climate change has pushed them closer to human settlements – not because the bear population is growing.
“There seems to be a divergence between scientists and Inuit on the threat that climate change poses to this species,” said Andrew Derocher, a polar bear researcher at the University of Alberta.
Scientists and conservation groups have warned that a warming climate has reduced sea ice and the availability of prey, pushing bears on to the mainland – and closer to humans.
But Inuit argue their own observations are often ignored, and the new report highlights a growing tension between scientific research and Inuit knowledge based on from thousands of years of living in the region.
“We know what we are doing, and western science and modelling has become too dominant,” wrote the Kitikmeot regional wildlife board as part of its submission to the report.
“Our knowledge, is not the same as thousands of years ago. If your life depended on it, you’d better know what the ice condition is,” said Gabriel Nirlungayuk, an Inuk hunter of Rankin Inlet. “Our knowledge has always evolved.”
The thermal maximum of the Holocene has now been passed, at least in areas of the arctic where reconstruction of the historical record of our current epoch is possible. There is a small chance that these areas may NOT be representative of the overall geoclime of the arctic. If they are representative, however, the arctic is now – probably irreversibly – broken.
Generally I’m on board with Pastis. But the videos of starving bears has made it almost impossible to watch nature shows. So, in answer to pig, they aren’t going to survive.
BE THIS GUY over 5 years ago
And then he ate the delivery guy.
SonicFan91 over 5 years ago
STEVE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING PUTTING A TIMMY FAILURE CHARECTER (Total the polar bear) IN PEARLS
juncarlo over 5 years ago
Well, bears are omnivorous, so pigs and goats are not discarded as its food.
NeilCopeland over 5 years ago
Just finished reading all the Pearls Before Swine Strips. Less of an ordeal than Atlas Shrugged.
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
oh, the bears’ll find a way, Pig
sirbadger over 5 years ago
Maybe seals own Fox News and are promoting global warming.
chris_weaver over 5 years ago
And if it doesn’t make it to the North Pole within 30 minutes, it’s FREE!
Gent over 5 years ago
The only solution for all this is that we bears need to take over the world from hyoomans!
Johnny Q Premium Member over 5 years ago
Camille Paglia claimed that global warming doesn’t matter because polar bears can swim. (Poseur!)
Gent over 5 years ago
The white walkers all died from global warming. And the dragons all got killed by heat sensing missiles. Don’t cha love happy endings?
jvn over 5 years ago
Better seals, better pizza. Papa John’s.
28811967 over 5 years ago
Everywhere in the Arctic circles, seals are celebrating.
santa72404 over 5 years ago
That’s a rather comfy looking coach to eat the delivery guy on.
Troglodyte over 5 years ago
Who said their fate is sealed?
JasonBall over 5 years ago
So happy Stephan’s book (Timmy Failure) is getting adapted as a Disney movie next year!!
Breadboard over 5 years ago
Grub Hub fee $5,000 …. Pizza $10 …… Croc Power !
Geophyzz over 5 years ago
I’ve told this tale before, in answer to how the polar bears will survive; but its worth repeating. My neighbor, a Canadian military pilot, relates that whenever a runway light burns out in one of the northern territories, the polar bears will lie in in the snow nearby, waiting for a maintenance worker; and they always cover their black nose a paw.
Arianne over 5 years ago
Let them eat pizza.
Zebrastripes over 5 years ago
The ICE is melting at an alarming rate! The polar bears are struggling for food! The glaciers are made up of layers from each age. Each layer, there are embedded diseases, germs, plague matter. When those layers melt, what do you think will happen to all the bugs, germs, diseases? It will go into the lakes, oceans, air, streams, and once again we will have pandemics all over the world…..think about it! Educate, and research! Why are GOP and FOX cults nonbelievers in science when we have the Evidence? DUH
mommadillo over 5 years ago
Hmmm. 43 comments already and it’s only six AM. Looks like you hit a nerve with this one, Pastis. Never a good idea to poke the bear.
rmercer Premium Member over 5 years ago
Sorry but this isn’t the least bit funny. At my local zoo (Columbus OH) there is an excellent polar bear exhibit, and a sign that says “When the polar ice is gone, the polar bears will also be gone.”
DonnaSimmons over 5 years ago
IOW… They’ll adapt.
(For the sake of argument I’m assuming the polar bear population is NOT exploding as it currently is.)
garysmigs over 5 years ago
…and in 1922’s Global Warming’s version the seals were the critters dying off! The ice melt, rapid sea rise, flooded cities were ALL the same and didn’t happen then either!
favm over 5 years ago
The truth: Left-CNN; Right-FOX. The real truth: Somewhere in between? Try not being a fanatic and I am sure you will find it.
ronhagg over 5 years ago
wish I could find this funny. :-(
poppacapsmokeblower over 5 years ago
Wouldn’t the polar bear order the large pizza with an extra large deliverer?
BrentskiL over 5 years ago
TRUE STORY… more Polar bears than ever.
Radish the wordsmith over 5 years ago
Researchers agree that polar bears represent a growing threat to Inuit communities, but say that is because climate change has pushed them closer to human settlements – not because the bear population is growing.
“There seems to be a divergence between scientists and Inuit on the threat that climate change poses to this species,” said Andrew Derocher, a polar bear researcher at the University of Alberta.
Scientists and conservation groups have warned that a warming climate has reduced sea ice and the availability of prey, pushing bears on to the mainland – and closer to humans.
But Inuit argue their own observations are often ignored, and the new report highlights a growing tension between scientific research and Inuit knowledge based on from thousands of years of living in the region.
“We know what we are doing, and western science and modelling has become too dominant,” wrote the Kitikmeot regional wildlife board as part of its submission to the report.
“Our knowledge, is not the same as thousands of years ago. If your life depended on it, you’d better know what the ice condition is,” said Gabriel Nirlungayuk, an Inuk hunter of Rankin Inlet. “Our knowledge has always evolved.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/13/polar-bear-numbers-canadian-arctic-inuit-controversial-report
Phydeux over 5 years ago
Gotta go with the floe.
Radish the wordsmith over 5 years ago
Call Grub Hub, you get a better variety.
geekboy_x over 5 years ago
The thermal maximum of the Holocene has now been passed, at least in areas of the arctic where reconstruction of the historical record of our current epoch is possible. There is a small chance that these areas may NOT be representative of the overall geoclime of the arctic. If they are representative, however, the arctic is now – probably irreversibly – broken.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09622-y
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe over 5 years ago
take a look yourself
https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/google-offers-a-virtual-tour-of-nunavuts-devon-island/
Ermine Notyours over 5 years ago
“…With lots of anchovies.”
Chris Sherlock over 5 years ago
Seems like he could just get a frozen pizza.
Banjo Gordy Premium Member over 5 years ago
I know this is a serious issue…but somehow the image of Thorton in Sherman’s Lagoon comes to mind.
gileshead over 5 years ago
That’s Trump’s solution. This dude is a Republican, I swear!
Ginny Premium Member over 5 years ago
If it were only that simple.
animeraider Premium Member over 5 years ago
Oh come on Stephen, Domino’s won’t even deliver to my neighborhood in San Francisco, let alone a melting ice sheet.
Future Reuben Recipient over 5 years ago
so you want no pizza, just the pepperoni??
mauser7 over 5 years ago
And since the seals are mostly taken by the bear IN THE WATER, but eaten on the ice flows, I don’t see a big problem.
mrrescueguy51 over 5 years ago
Total!!!!
BOSFLASH over 5 years ago
The future protective provenance of polar bears foreseen.
twtbr501 over 5 years ago
Things are pretty bad when you have to order that $hit.
Sisyphos over 5 years ago
No seals to eat, but plenty of smartphones for ordering pizza delivery? Ain’t technology grand?!
Alien-X over 5 years ago
They’re all gonna evolve into Pizzly Bears.
Daeder over 5 years ago
That’s not what they do.
Polar bears order anchovy pizza, which attracts seals. Then when the seals are drawn out by the smell of anchovy pizza, they strike!
William McCracken over 5 years ago
https://nsidc.org/cryosphere/quickfacts/icesheets.html
DarthRevan over 5 years ago
Poor Total.
shelly.lusk over 5 years ago
Generally I’m on board with Pastis. But the videos of starving bears has made it almost impossible to watch nature shows. So, in answer to pig, they aren’t going to survive.
phetus over 5 years ago
Address?
Love2laugh about 5 years ago
Hey, is that Total? :O
rat’s insurance counselor about 5 years ago
shoulda gotten sausage