Relative Threat of Extinction (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Relative Threat of Extinction

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New research shows that rapid climate change is increasing stress on species and ecosystems, and the risk of extinction will accelerate with continued global warming. Emperor penguins live in the icy coastal regions of Antarctica, but current climate models project significant declines in Antarctic Sea ice to which the emperor penguins’ life cycle is closely tied.

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Natalie Renier /©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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