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Satellites used to spot new emperor penguin colonies in the Antarctic from space
Scientists fear climate change is finally catching up with the frozen continent, which influences global weather patterns and sea levels. Last year, winter sea ice a new record low, and in 2022 it recorded the most extreme heatwave anywhere in the world.
Four new emperor penguin colonies have been spotted from space after their dark brown excrement was detected on the clear white backdrop of ice and snow. British scientists are eager to map penguin colonies in the inhospitable and hard to access region as climate change threatens to melt their habitat. Dr Peter Fretwell, who uses satellite imagery to monitor penguin populations at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), said: "These newly identified locations fill in almost all the gaps in the known distribution of these iconic birds."
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