Entire Populations of Antarctic Birds Didn’t Breed Last Year Because of Extreme Snowstorms
YAHOO!News, 2023-03-13
Climate change is proving too much, even for animals already adapted to living in the world’s harshest conditions.
Entire populations of Antarctic seabirds fail to breed due to extreme, climate-change-related snowstorms
Phys.org, 2023-03-13
The arrival of the new year is a prime time for Antarctic birds like the south polar skua, Antarctic petrel, and snow petrel to build nests and lay their eggs. However, from December 2021 to January 2022,
Massive Australia wildfires increased Antarctic ozone hole: Study
Phys.org, 2023-03-11
Smoke from monster wildfires in Australia caused a chemical reaction that widened the ozone hole 10 percent, researchers said Wednesday, raising fears that increasing forest fires could delay the recovery of Earth’s atmospheric protection against deadly UV radiation.
Extreme snowstorms decimate Antarctic petrel nests
Natural History Museum%2c London, 2023-03-13
Climate change is thought to be responsible for bringing more extreme weather to the continent, which is exacerbating a long term decline in nest numbers.
Birdlife International warns more extreme climate change snowstorms could see Antarctic seabirds become extinct
Newshub on MSN.com, 2023-03-13
New research has found Antarctic seabirds are failing to breed due to extreme climate change-related snowstorms.
How Vacationers on Antarctic Cruises Are Filling in Scientific Gaps
Smithsonian Magazine, 2023-03-07
From ships and submarines, citizen scientists can access remote areas ripe for new discoveries. But does the research make up for the climate impact?
Antarctic sea ice hits record low, satellites reveal
Space.com, 2023-03-10
“Our latest data show that Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest extent in the 45-year satellite data record.” Antarctic sea ice shrunk to a record low in February this year. Satellite measurements …
Antarctic sea ice extent reaches all-time low: EU monitor
Al Jazeera English, 2023-03-12
Ice in the Antarctic sea reached its lowest monthly extent in February, breaking a previous record from 2017, the European Union’s climate monitoring service has said. In a report released on …
Entire Populations of Antarctic Birds Failed to Breed Last Year Because of Extreme Snowstorms
Yahoo, 2023-03-13
Climate change is proving too much, even for animals already adapted to living in the world’s harshest conditions.