๐Ÿงโ„๏ธ The International Union for #Conservation of #Nature has moved emperor #penguins to the "Endangered" category on its Red List. Researchers state that disappearing Antarctic sea ice is the primary factor driving the expected decline of these #birds.

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2522508-emperor-penguins-added-to-endangered-list-after-rapid-decline/

#antarctica #wildlife #science #climate #ecology #iucn #biology

Emperor penguins added to endangered list after rapid decline

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated the Red List status for three of Antarcticaโ€™s most famous species after a dire assessment of their prospects under climate change

New Scientist

๐Ÿšข Antarctica just grew! ๐Ÿชจ Scientists found a hidden island in the Weddell Sea that maps missed. Is our world changing faster than we see? ๐Ÿง

Read full details on this accidental find! ๐Ÿ“–
https://www.karmactive.com/weddell-sea-uncharted-island-antarctica-polarstern-2026/

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Weddell Sea's Unnamed 130-Metre Island Was Hiding ~1.85 Km Off Its Charted Position in Antarctica - Karmactive

A 93-member team on Polarstern spotted a "dirty iceberg" near Antarctica's Weddell Sea โ€” it was a 130-metre island, charted nearly 2 km off its real position and still without a name.

Karmactive
Emperor penguins now endangered as climate change shrinks sea ice
Emperor penguins, the largest penguin species, are now listed as endangered following a new international assessment of how climate change is affecting their habitat and population.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/emperor-penguins-endangered-climate-9.7158057?cmp=rss

We operated on a buddy system based on the doctrine of don't fall in / practice team rescue. Always carry team rescue gear, always work together to maintain safety and effect rescue.

Side note - when I first arrived and said I want ice axes (classic straight mountaineering axes) people looked at me funny.

By the time I left, the axes I procured from the field store were always filtered out into various peoples' gear kits :D

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#fieldworkFriday #seaice #antarctica