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. this is really a sign of things to come. we expect that emperor penguins are going to really suffer with climate change. and this is really poignant because most of these penguins will never have seen a human being in their life. but it s human induced climate change which is driving their futures and a future which is looking really bleak at the moment. to breed successfully, emperor penguins need nine months of solid sea ice. the chicks are cared for by their parents as they develop and grow. the
As they develop and grow. they need to stay on the ice until they replace their fluffy down for waterproof feathers. the problem is the ice is melting much earlier in the season, and if the chicks enter the water before they re ready, they don t survive. the red line on this map shows where the sea ice used to reach at the end of antarctica s summer. 2023 has seen a record low. only the white and light blue areas are ice. this area lost all of its sea ice. five emperor penguin colonies are located there, and four lost all of their chicks. that s an estimated 5,000 to 10,000 birds. out of 66 colonies across the continent, 19 failed either partially or totally to breed. and scientists say if this trend continues, over 90% will be doomed to extinction by the end of this century. this graph shows the area of antarctica s sea ice as it melts and grows between summer and winter. each line represents a year,
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The problem is the ice is melting much earlier in the season, and if the chicks enter the water before they re ready, they don t survive. the red line on this map shows where the sea ice used to reach at the end of antarctica s summer. 2023 has seen a record low. only the white and light blue areas are ice. this area lost all of its sea ice. five emperor penguin colonies are located there, and four lost all of their chicks. that s an estimated 5,000 to 10,000 birds. out of 66 colonies across the continent, 19 failed either partially or totally to breed. and scientists say if this trend continues, over 90% will be doomed to extinction by the end of this century. this graph shows the area of antarctica s sea ice as it melts and grows between summer and winter. each line represents a year, and 2023, in red, has been far lower than any other. we had a record annual minimum low in february of this year, and also
And it s hoped it ll still be the place to go once more. you re 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 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. this is really a sign of things to come. we expect that emperor penguins