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"Antarctic penguins emit up to 7 million tonnes of methane a year, study finds"
#Antarctic #Penguins #Animals #Methane

Antarctic penguins emit up to 7 million tonnes of methane a year
A study by CSIC and the University of Granada finds that chinstrap penguin colonies are a previously unmeasured natural source of methane, emitting up to 7 million tonnes a year.

#ClimateChange #ClimateWarming Mass balance of the #Greenland and #Antarctic

Mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from the 1970s to 2023 - Scientific Data
The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are major drivers of global mean sea level rise and are predicted to continue to do so in the future. However, they also represent the largest source of uncertainty in projections of future sea level rise making robust estimates of observed ice sheet mass changes critical. Here, we compare and combine 42 independent estimates of ice sheet mass balance derived from satellite observations of temporal changes in ice sheet flow, volume, and gravitational attra…

"Satellite Images of Penguin Droppings Reveal Impact of Antarctic Warming"
#Antarctic #Penguins #Animals

Satellite Images of Penguin Droppings Reveal Impact of Antarctic Warming

Antarctica’s melting ice is pushing marine animals beyond their limits https://www.earth.com/environment/antarcticas-melting-ice-is-pushing-marine-animals-beyond-their-limits/

Antarctica’s melting ice is pushing marine animals beyond their limits
Melting ice is adding freshwater to Antarctic coastal waters, where lower salt levels can disrupt marine animals and even damage their gills.

Only 6 months after the paper came out - but I was too exhausted after #Antarctic #Fieldwork to write this then!
Apologies if you've already seen it...
https://fediscience.org/@Ruth_Mottram/117392507008643669
Ruth_Mottram - Antarctic snows
For most of this century, the Antarctic Ice Sheet has been losing mass at a pretty steady rate of around 100 Gigatonnes a year, pushing up global sea levels a small amount (about one third of a millimetre per year in fact, a little less than half the Greenland contribution for example). Antarctica is by far the biggest potential contributor to future sea level rise, so this is the number we all watch rather closely, as we also discussed the other week…
http://sternaparadisaea.net/2026/10/06/antarctic-snows/

In Brussels and at a loose end tomorrow (Friday 11th September) evening?
Come and join us and our Ukrainian colleagues from National Antarctic Scientific Center of #Ukraine to talk Penguins, Floats and Balloons and learn more about our OCEAN ICE work on the #Antarctic peninsula
5pm to 6.30pm at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels. There will also be refreshments on offer and activities for children so bring the whole family.
Reserve a spot: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/a-story-of-penguins-floats-and-balloons-in-antarctica-tickets-1990394996013

"‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak"
#Antarctic #Ice #Climate #ClimateChange

‘Concerning’ low sea ice persists as Antarctic hits third-lowest winter peak - Carbon Brief
Antarctic sea ice has recorded its third-smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 48 years ago, new data reveals.

Today! See you later?
#Ukraine to talk Penguins, Floats and Balloons and learn more about our OCEAN ICE work on the #Antarctic peninsula
5pm to 6.30pm at the Museum of Natural Sciences in Brussels. There will also be refreshments on offer and activities for children so bring the whole family.
Reserve a spot: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/a-story-of-penguins-floats-and-balloons-in-antarctica-tickets-1990394996013

Finally got around to writing about our paper on #Antarctica, #AtmoRivers and #SeaIce - better late than never I guess?
http://sternaparadisaea.net/2026/10/06/antarctic-snows/

Kicking off our joint @… policy briefing on our One Ocean with our sister project EPOC looking at Atlantic #AMOC #Antarctic and #Arctic #climate change