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Re:Wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park by Fauntleroy on Monday April 13, 2020 @01:45PM (#22858049)
That's an amazing amount of speculation and extrapolation from a tiny data point. How exactly do bear sightings relate to temperature readings?
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Re:Wildlife is reclaiming Yosemite National Park by volak on Monday April 13, 2020 @01:51PM (#22858118)
Sure I'll take a shot at being a modeler -

You take temp readings from various wildlife zones around the world, and calculate how many less bears you see for each degree increase in temperature. Then extrapolate that to humans by a simple equation designed to compare bear survivability to humans.

Obviously the models need to be able to understand how temp readings equate to survivability. Population counts from various sites would obviously fit that need

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