Score one for the polar bears

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I have heard that polar bears are one of the few predators that will actively stalk humans.

http://www.adn.com/nation-world/2016/09/13/polar-bears-besiege-russian-scientists-at-a-remote-arctic-post/

Basically, mature and immature bears are patrolling around the base, and one large female is literally camped out on or under their building, waiting for them.   They've run out of flares to scare them off, and lost a sled/guard dog (poor thing) as well.

Bet on the bears - they were there first.

It's not unusual for polar bears to approach human outposts in the Arctic, where waste is often difficult to dispose of and attracts carnivorous predators. The phenomenon has intensified, though, due to climate change.

Arguably this is related to climate change - but arguably, hairless apes wandering the Arctic wilderness are much tastier and easier to kill and eat than seals, especially when the sea ice hasn't formed up yet.

Glaciers might be forming on Ben Nevis in Scotland

A repost from the Beeb.   I saw snow on Ben Nevis when I hiked the Great Glen in 1993.  "Neve" snow is the snow that lasts from year to year, and can form a positive feedback loop as it keeps the surrounding area cooler and more reflective (higher albedo), which can lead to the creation of more snow, etc.   I haven't looked at the relative precipitation levels in Scotland, but it's fair to say they're always rainy.   Joking aside, there might be scenarios where warmer temperatures bring disproportionately more snow, which means you get this sort of accumulation.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-37020327