By Jack Dini ——Bio and Archives--September 16, 2024

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Images of distressed polar bears clinging to ice floes or in far-flung Arctic landscapes have become instantly recognizable as emblems for the climate crisis. However, over the last decade, scientists, campaigners and news desks have begun to drift away from these visuals, questioning if they really paint a realistic image of climate change.

For decades distressed polar bears on distant ice caps were an emblem for climate change—until experts began to doubt the effectiveness of these visuals. (1)

Over the past 20 years, climate activists have elevated various stories of climate catastrophe, then quietly dropped them without apology when the opposing evidence became overwhelming.

The only constant is the scare tactics, says Bjorn Lomborg. (2)

The Washington Post warned in 2004 that the species could face extinction and the World Wildlife Fund’s chief scientist claimed........

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