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by sosense 2813 days ago
Polar bear populations are fine, sea level had been rising at the same rate for much longer than we've been industrialized, storm rate isn't changing, and where do you live that there are no insects?
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> where do you live that there are no insects

Relevant paper. 75% recorded decline in insect biomass:

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...

Polar bears can swim all summer while they wait for the ice to return.
I'd be surprised if you have any evidence for this. Adult bears can swim surprisingly long (many days, not months), but cubs cannot and die.