(a) current distribution of Sasquatch (b) Sasquatch distribution post-climate change
For those of you dallying around about how seriously to take the threat of climate change, here's something for you. If we don't cease our emissions of greenhouse gases pronto, Bigfoot will invade Arizona and Utah. I'm serious.
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awesome, apparently we're up for an ig-noble.
Oh boy! Let him come to Maryland too! Please.
Ig-nobel, really? Awesome. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
But, but, but . . . I have it on good authority that the Sasquatch are *already* clear over in Texas! And in Northern Michigan, too!
At least, according to one of our local crazy people, they are. She says that the bigfoot are communicating with her by leaving "stick signs" in the woods. And by making complicated braids in her horses' manes.
Alex,
I'm a great fan of myrmecos.net, and have been 'lurking' for several years, admiring your marvelous photos.
Since you mention global warming and greenhouse gas emissions with respect to sasquatch, it is interesting that the UAH Global Temperature Anomaly for June 09 is 0.00 degrees C:
http://www.drroyspencer.com/latest-global-temperatures/
Tim, yes, and there are also the ohio grassman, and the florida skunk ape. in my opinion these may be different subspecies with unique niche requirements that may not be represented by our data points here. Thus our model only applies to the traditional western NA Sasquatch.
Dr Spencer is a quack.
Nice but how come April comes earlier and earlier every year?
-Mikko
aw the goal was for last april, but it got delayed by some pesky reviewers...forgot to take that line out of the acknowledgements
And of the jersey devil? *is from jersey*