Recent studies and observations over the past 46 years have highlighted significant impacts on polar regions and wildlife due to changing sea ice conditions. In the Arctic, the extent of sea ice in March and April continues to align closely with the 21st-century average, while Antarctic sea ice has reportedly increased compared to past decades. However, these changes have had dire consequences for wildlife, particularly emperor penguins. In 2023, record low sea ice levels in Antarctica led to mass breeding failures among emperor penguins, affecting one-fifth of the colonies. This was particularly devastating in 14 of the 66 known emperor penguin colonies, where thousands of chicks died due to the inability to sustain the breeding grounds. The British Antarctic Survey used satellite images to monitor these effects.
Emperor penguins suffered mass breeding failures in 2023 https://t.co/S4XwcjfaRa
Record-low sea ice in late 2023 led to breeding failures in one-fifth of Antarctica's emperor penguin colonies, scientists with the British Antarctic Survey said https://t.co/C3mbR67IFR https://t.co/VAj3mkLWrr
Green shows where there is more ice than 1980. Red shows where there is less ice than 1980. #ClimateScam https://t.co/l7lR5iJ5Zm https://t.co/nZ0Fh4Hvn8
Antarctica lost chicks from 14 of its 66 emperor penguin colonies due to record low sea ice levels. That’s according to a new study from British Antarctic Survey (@BAS_News). Researchers used satellite images to monitor the continent’s known emperor penguin colonies. 1/5 https://t.co/MrAPTdNwtA
There is a lot more sea ice around Antarctica than there was in 1980. #ClimateScam https://t.co/uBXOpR92rf https://t.co/b4Dt20HDrs https://t.co/3Kn4leIqC1
Arctic sea ice extent is nearly identical to 35 years ago. #ClimateScam https://t.co/b53szIYIl5 https://t.co/NmxD3Egzam https://t.co/xPcUBcAysy
How Antarctica’s melting sea ice killed thousands of emperor penguins chicks #WorldPenguinDay #EmperorPenguin #Antarctica https://t.co/UMaxj8grgy
Emperor penguins suffered mass breeding failures in 2023 amid record low sea ice https://t.co/7Gs4RLQzXf https://t.co/fmF1MnLxIa
#Watch | Emperor penguins suffered mass breeding failures in 2023 amid record low sea ice #Penguins https://t.co/t2OWwhyhA8
Trends in April #Arctic sea ice thickness over approximately the last four decades. Areas in red correspond to thinning ice... [Simulated data from PIOMAS. For more information: https://t.co/oNbIw7lpb3] https://t.co/gQtfq9MwcP
Arctic sea ice extent continues to closely track the 21st century average. #ClimateScam ftp://osisaf.met.no/prod_test/ice/index/v2p2/nh/osisaf_nh_sie_daily.txt https://t.co/JlBPhxEF4I
There is more sea ice around Antarctica than there was in 1980, 1981, 1988, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023. #ClimateScam https://t.co/bmv7nY3E2r https://t.co/fnlL5L3kRA https://t.co/BgY5dFFuo1
46 years of #Arctic sea ice thickness during the month of March... Graphic available at https://t.co/qXpJKsA27B https://t.co/8mWJfsSj4o
To understand the glaciers holding back meters of sea level rise, climate scientists swoop in to extract ice from Antarctica’s remote west coast. #LongReads https://t.co/NGZCeU6CeP