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Your source says: "It was caused by unusually high amounts of ice late in the season, meaning adults had to travel further for food. [...] WWF says a ban on
by nonbel 9y ago
Your source says:
"It was caused by unusually high amounts of ice late in the season, meaning adults had to travel further for food.
[...]
WWF says a ban on krill fishing in the area would eliminate their competition"
Not that I find that any more trustworthy than your post, but it pretty much claims the opposite explanation (you claimed warmer waters lead to more jellies which eat the krill).
- madaxe_again 9y agoThere’s a delay between observed phenomena and the literature being updated - hence I surmised there’ll be papers published on the topic next year.
- nonbel 9y agoNo, there is no delay in publication. https://www.nature.com/news/does-it-take-too-long-to-publish-research-1.19320 https://www.nature.com/news/does-it-take-too-long-to-publish... While that source says the opposite, I presume there will be papers published in the future that agree with me. Yes, this is a joke post meant to point out how silly using that source was for you.
- madaxe_again 9y agoAlso: are you honestly denying that sea temperatures are rising? The data is abundant.
- nonbel 9y agoNo, my post says nothing about this at all. Really, I wouldn't be surprised if higher sea temperatures meant higher polar precipitation and thus more ice...
- madaxe_again 9y agoBut less sea ice, which means any additional ice mass on land would accelerate glaciers into the sea, likely meaning a net loss of ice. It’s all chaotic, of course, so try as we might even the smallest variables in input can drastically change the outcome - and there are still many unknowns. All I know is that I was on a ship with a hundred scientists, and nobody was jumping for joy at what they were seeing. Also, sorry for the snark - I should remove my thumbs until I’ve had breakfast.