๐งโ๏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.
#antarctica #wildlife #science #climate #ecology #iucn #biology
๐ข Antarctica just grew! ๐ชจ Scientists found a hidden island in the Weddell Sea that maps missed. Is our world changing faster than we see? ๐ง
Read full details on this accidental find! ๐
https://www.karmactive.com/weddell-sea-uncharted-island-antarctica-polarstern-2026/
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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.
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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