POLAR BEAR 2

My opinion is that there has been a good deal of exaggeration and hype by scientists, both 'armchair' and professional about the state of the Arctic ice. This hype seems to be a mix scaremongering, misinformation and misinterpretation. There could be grave cause for concern, of course, and I'm ready to be corrected. On the icebreaker I was on, sailing in the Arctic to almost 80 deg N there was continuous sea ice, fast ice and glaciers calving icebergs into the ocean. I saw perhaps ten individual polar bears all looking fat and sleek with many, many seals trying to avoid being eaten. It was my first Arctic trip so I have nothing to compare it with but it looked pretty icy to me!