Which is it? 1970s: Armadillos migrate south to escape ‘global cooling’ – Now Armadillos migrate north to escape ‘global warming’
Armadillos were the mascot for both 1970s global cooling fears and the mascot for current global warming fears!
23 Apr 1973, Page 21 – New Castle News at Newspapers.com
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2011: Scientific American: 'Armadillo Moves North Across a Warmer North America - The armadillo is moving north thanks to climate change' - Some of that migration can be attributed to opportunity: The armadillo in particular has been moving northward since it arrived in Texas in the 1880s and Florida in the 1920s, according to Colleen McDonough, a biology professor at Valdosta State University in Georgia. Some, however, is clearly triggered by a changing climate. Armadillos have settled into southern Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Missouri - all areas that were "totally unexpected," McDonough said.
Watch: Exclusive clip of ‘Climate Hustle’ on Fox News – Steve Doocy & Marc Morano reveal mystery climate mascot animal - The Armadillo!
Fox News on Sunday April 24, 2016 invited Marc Morano to explain how the armadillo was both a mascot for 1970s global cooling fears and a mascot for current global warming fears.
“This is significant,” Morano said after revealing a stuffed armadillo in a cage. “The armadillo was the only animal that was used a mascot for global cooling in the 1970s… It’s now being used as a mascot for global warming. They’re claiming the armadillo is migrating north to get out of the heat.”
“With global warming, they have a learning curve,” he explained. “They’re trying to go much further in the future [with their doomsday predictions] when the people making the predictions will be dead.”
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2019: Armadillos are moving north – Another sign that the climate is changing. – Colleen Olfenbuttel of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission says winters in her state used to be too cold for armadillos. But as the climate warms … Olfenbuttel: “… Our winters definitely have gotten more mild. We’re just not seeing the below-freezing temperatures like we used to.” And armadillos seem to be responding. Olfenbuttel: “Our first documented sighting of an armadillo in North Carolina occurred in 2008.” Since then, armadillo sightings have been reported in almost half of the counties in the state.
2017: Armadillo migration north in US possible sign of climate change – Scientists say warmer winters have lured the mammals northwards, bringing with them parasites and diseases.
2018: Armadillos moving north across U.S. a sign of global warming – Scientists monitoring the armadillo’s progress say the migration is a consequence of rising global temperatures. And it’s a sign of more to come. “Armadillos are a pretty good climate change indicator species,” said John MacGregor, a herpetologist at the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. “When things that don’t tolerate cold climates are suddenly appearing in a cold area, it tells me that area is getting warmer.”
Fox uses stuffed armadillo to persuade viewers ‘there’s nothing to worry about with global warming’
