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In Antarctica, photos show a remote area teeming with life amid growing risks from climate change
Gentoo penguin colonies are expanding on exposed rock while Adelie penguins decline, with 60% of Adelie colonies at risk by 2100, studies show.
- Gentoo penguin colonies are expanding onto exposed rock and open water on the Antarctic Peninsula, while Adelie penguin colonies are shrinking and floating sea ice is diminishing.
- Scientists link rising temperatures mainly to the burning of oil, gas and coal, while National Aeronautics and Space Administration data show roughly 149 billion metric tons of Antarctic ice melted yearly from 2002 to 2020.
- In the Lemaire Channel, nicknamed the "Kodak Gap," a small boat with a couple dozen tourists in bright red jackets observes shifting seascapes and wildlife like orca whales and Pintado petrels.
- Warming waters can kill key food sources, Adelie penguins rely on sea ice and are migrating south, and the region’s iconic views will likely change, affecting tourism and landscapes.
- One study projects that by 2100, 60% of Adelie penguin colonies could be threatened, while the Southern Ocean captures roughly 40% of human CO2, impacting the global carbon cycle.
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In Antarctica, photos show a remote area teeming with life amid growing risks from climate change
Antarctica, one of the most remote places on Earth, teems with life. For tourists who make it this far south, the experience gives them a chance to see what is at stake as the planet warms from climate change, caused mostly by the burning of gas, oil and coal.
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