https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/mass-drowning-of-chicks-puts-emperor-penguins-at-risk-of-extinction. "The mass drowning of #emperor #penguin chicks as #sea #ice is melted by the #climatecrisis has led the International Union for #Conservation of #Nature (IUCN) to declare the #species officially in danger of #extinction... #globalheating has led to record lows in #Antarctic sea ice since 2016. When sea ice breaks up early, entire colonies can fall into the ocean, leaving the chicks to drown. Even if some penguins escape the water, they are soaked & will freeze to death."