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When someone forms an opinion in their heart, the head always finds a way. When you form a judgment, you put a person at the mercy of that judgment- from yourself. Psychologists can affirm behaviorial habits and models, but how much of what people believe today about global warming, is in fact true? How much is being driven by hype?
So, can we use a walrus as evidence?
In what some scientists see as another alarming consequence of global warming, thousands of Pacific walruses above the Arctic Circle were killed in stampedes earlier this year after the disappearance of sea ice caused them to crowd onto the shoreline in extraordinary numbers. The deaths took place during the late summer and fall on the Russian side of the Bering Strait, which separates Alaska from Russia.
"It was a pretty sobering year- tough on walruses," said Joel Garlach-Miller, a walrus expert for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Unlike seals, walruses cannot swim indefinitely. The giant, tusked mammals typically clamber onto the sea ice to rest, or haul themselves onto land. But ice disappeared in the Chukchi Sea this year because of warm summer weather, ocean currents and persistent eastern winds, Garlach-Miller said.
Do we blame carbon emissions, too many cars, or too much smoke-stack pollution?
As a result, walruses came ashore earlier and stayed longer, congregating in extremely high numbers. Walruses are vulnerable to stampedes when they gather in such large numbers. Evidence of global warming? YES if you're a global warming proponent. NO if you're not a global warming fan.
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