98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts – can Endangered Species Act protection save them?

Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. A new study shows the risk they face from climate change.

Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 • ~9 min

98% of emperor penguin colonies could be extinct by 2100 as ice melts -- can Endangered Species Act protection help them?

Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. A new study shows the risk they face from climate change.

Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 • ~9 min

Emperor penguins may be headed for 'threatened' status under Endangered Species Act – they're at risk from climate change

Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. Global warming is raising risks.

Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 • ~9 min

Emperor penguins headed for 'threatened' status under Endangered Species Act – they're at risk from climate change

Emperor penguins survive in a ‘Goldilocks zone’ between too much sea ice and too little. Global warming is putting their chicks at risk and setting almost every colony on a path toward extinction.

Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution • conversation
Aug. 3, 2021 • ~9 min

Competition heats up in the melting Arctic, and the US isn't prepared to counter Russia

Russia is attempting to claim more of the Arctic seabed – an area rich in oil, gas and minerals – and its fleet of icebreakers is helping shipping expand. The US needs some creative ideas to catch up.

Rockford Weitz, Professor of Practice & Director, Fletcher Maritime Studies Program, The Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
April 19, 2021 • ~9 min

200 years ago, people discovered Antarctica – and promptly began profiting by slaughtering some of its animals to near extinction

For 200 years, a small number of countries have exploited the marine wildlife of Antarctica, often with devastating impact on their populations.

Alessandro Antonello, Senior Research Fellow in History, Flinders University • conversation
Nov. 13, 2020 • ~8 min

Where’s the sea ice? 3 reasons the Arctic freeze is unseasonably late and why it matters

The pattern of autumn sea ice growth has been completely disrupted, but are we really headed for a tipping point?

Mark Serreze, Research Professor of Geography and Director, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Oct. 28, 2020 • ~6 min

Arctic Ocean: why winter sea ice has stalled, and what it means for the rest of the world

The Laptev Sea is one of the Arctic's biggest nurseries of new sea ice in winter, but Siberia's record summer heat may have halted production.

Jonathan Bamber, Professor of Physical Geography, University of Bristol • conversation
Oct. 26, 2020 • ~5 min

The Arctic hasn't been this warm for 3 million years – and that foreshadows big changes for the rest of the planet

Extreme shrinkage of summer sea ice is just the latest evidence of rapid Arctic warming – and what happens in the Arctic doesn't stay there.

Steve Petsch, Associate Professor of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst • conversation
Sept. 30, 2020 • ~9 min

Arctic sea ice is being increasingly melted from below by warming Atlantic water

Scientists find oceanic heat has overtaken atmospheric heat as the main cause of melting.

Tom Rippeth, Professor of Physical Oceanography, Bangor University • conversation
Sept. 18, 2020 • ~5 min

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