Lost polar bears face 640km swim for survival (click title to entry, thank you)
By Barry Wigmore inh London
August 31, 2008 03:20am
NINE polar bears are lost in the Arctic Sea and face an impossible 640km swim back to shore because of global warming, scientists say.
The bears plunged into the sea after the ice floe where they lived melted, and although land was only 100km away, their homing instinct sent them north towards the ever-shrinking polar ice cap.
Scientists are now considering sending a ship in a bid to rescue them....
August 31, 2008 03:20am
NINE polar bears are lost in the Arctic Sea and face an impossible 640km swim back to shore because of global warming, scientists say.
The bears plunged into the sea after the ice floe where they lived melted, and although land was only 100km away, their homing instinct sent them north towards the ever-shrinking polar ice cap.
Scientists are now considering sending a ship in a bid to rescue them....
Local Time :: 2:44 AM AKDT
Lat/Lon :: 58.8° N 137.0° W
Elevation :: 33 ft / 10 m
Temperature :: 50 °F / 10 °C
Conditions :: Overcast
Windchill :: 50 °F / 10 °C
Humidity :: 87%
Dew Point :: 46 °F / 8 °C
Wind :: Calm
Pressure :: 29.99 in / 1016 hPa (Falling)
Visibility :: 9.0 miles / 14.5 kilometers
UV :: 0 out of 16
Clouds :: Few 3500 ft / 1066 m
Mostly Cloudy 4700 ft / 1432 m
Overcast 6500 ft / 1981 m
(Above Ground Level)
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Lat/Lon :: 58.8° N 137.0° W
Elevation :: 33 ft / 10 m
Temperature :: 50 °F / 10 °C
Conditions :: Overcast
Windchill :: 50 °F / 10 °C
Humidity :: 87%
Dew Point :: 46 °F / 8 °C
Wind :: Calm
Pressure :: 29.99 in / 1016 hPa (Falling)
Visibility :: 9.0 miles / 14.5 kilometers
UV :: 0 out of 16
Clouds :: Few 3500 ft / 1066 m
Mostly Cloudy 4700 ft / 1432 m
Overcast 6500 ft / 1981 m
(Above Ground Level)
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