Penguin Survival?

Emperor penguins at Halley Bay

Scientists have discovered that there are many more penguins living in Antarctica than first thought. With additional satellite imagery, they found a total of 61 communities of penguins living there.

The scientists are interested in the penguins because climate change is underway and the arctic region is getting warmer.

So, the ability of the penguins to survive global warming may be an indicator as to how  humans can cope with it.

This news item has reminded me that climate change is present and ongoing throughout the earth. Here, in the Great Lakes region, we are seeing significant erosion along Lake Michigan shorelines.

Our biggest opportunity to slow climate change seems to be the reduction of fossil fuels which, at the present time, doesn’t seem to be a priority.

If not today, when?

 

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