Climate Change vs Mother Nature: Scientists reveal that bears have stopped hibernating

Bears have stopped hibernating in the mountains of northern Spain, scientists revealed yesterday, in what may be one of the strongest signals yet of how much climate change is affecting the natural world. Full Story »

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by Warren Keith Wright - Dec. 23, 2006

In-depth presentation of the behavioral change in one species of bear because of shorter, and warmer, winters. What marks out this study for special consideration is the density of information and focused attention on this once-endangered type of bears, in Spain---far nearer the equator, and more temperate zones, than other types of wildlife whose activities have altered markedly in recent years. Only three experts are quoted directly, but their judgments are given in given: the head ... More »

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by Jeffrey Goldberg - Dec. 21, 2006
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by Christophe Claude - Dec. 22, 2006

it reports on a phenomenon on bears, makes a parallel with global warming but is carefull enough to say that the connetion is not "proven", that´s rare nowaday in journalism, specialy when fact connections appears obvious!!

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