Record Melt News Today

Support predictions that the current warming trends over 90% of emperor penguin colonies will be all but extinct by the end of the century. our science editor reports. they live in the most from remote re m ote pa rt remote pa rt of remote part of the they live in the most remote part of the planet, adapted to survive the harshest conditions. but for emperor penguins, the sea ice that they depend on is vanishing. and this year has seen a record melt, leading to a catastrophic loss of chicks. thi...

And its hoped itll still be the place to go once more. youre live with bbc news. they are the iconic species of the antarctic — but for how much longer? emperor penguin colonies living in an area where there was a significant loss of sea ice last year have seen a drastic reduction in breeding. experts say the event, photographed by satellite, is likely to become a more common occurrence as the antarctic warms. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. they live in the most remote part of the...

That this will be no more radioactive than water released from any other nuclear power plant around the world. but it wont be easy because the facts are up against fear. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, fukushima. up to 10,000 emperor penguin chicks have died in the antarctic after sea ice melted and broke off before theyd grown waterproof plummage. there are warnings now that more than 90% of emperor penguin colonies will be all but extinct by the end of the century because of global warming. our scie...

Climate change -- we still have winter with climate change, but what its important to remember is that the weather patterns are being disrupted, and so the jet stream is shifting, we have some warmer cycles that are going on. and ironically, in the arctic, we had a record melt of sea ice in the summertime, which is -- scientists are studying -- setting up conditions where, essentially, were kind of blowing open the planets freezer door, and blasts of cold air are affecting us here in north ameri...