Alaska Polar Bear Attack Prompts Renewed Look At Patrols, Other Protection
At a Glance Encounters between humans and polar bears are becoming more common as Arctic ice shrinks.One recent incident killed two people, but fatal attacks are extremely rare.Climate change is listed as the primary threat to polar bear survival. Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletterto get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. Encounters between people and polar bears are likely to rise as Arctic ice continues to shrink due to global warming, and that has...