Bad News For Bears, Melting Division

So it's not just flame retardants that are killing polar bears. Now they are drowning. Thanks to MR for the article. Here's the URL for the article (warning, it's the Wall Street Urnial, they require money):

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB113452435089621905.html

Here's a bitter taste:

It may be the latest evidence of global warming: Polar bears are drowning.

Scientists for the first time have documented multiple deaths of polar bears off Alaska, where they likely drowned after swimming long distances in the ocean amid the melting of the Arctic ice shelf.
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In a quarter-century of aerial surveys of the Alaskan coastline before 2004, researchers from the U.S. Minerals Management Service said they typically spotted a lone polar bear swimming in the ocean far from ice about once every two years. Polar-bear drownings were so rare that they have never been documented in the surveys.
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"For anyone who has wondered how global warming and reduced sea ice will affect polar bears, the answer is simple -- they die," said Richard Steiner, a marine-biology professor at the University of Alaska.
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...bears have been found either in the ocean or on beaches, congregating around carcasses of whales butchered by hunters. In the past, polar bears were rarely seen at such kill sites, because they spent their time hunting their favorite meal -- seals -- on sea ice.

Jeez, we need more studies, it can't be true, it will affect my paycheck, I think, no wait, the tax cuts will make up for it, wait, I'm not rich. I think I'll just jump off the oredock & drown myself, like the bears. Emphasis added.