NBC: Polar Bears Like ‘Passengers on the Titanic’ Because of Global Warming – Polar Bear Expert Ridicules Claims
NBC Nightly News, anchor Brian Williams warned of 'the habitat of the polar bears melting earlier and faster than ever' and promised 'a jaw-dropping look at a way of life quickly disappearing.' -- a sound bite ran of Steve Amstrup, chief scientist of Polar Bears International proclaiming: "Liken it to the passengers on the Titanic. It didn't matter how many people were on the Titanic or how well they were doing, when the Titanic slipped beneath the waves and they lost their habitat, that was it. Polar bears will also go away because of their dependence on the sea ice."
Reality Checks:
‘There is ZERO evidence that polar bear populations are in decline as a result of climate change’
New Peer-Reviewed Study: Polar Bear Population Growing Despite Declining Sea Ice