While it is known that the ocean absorbs more than 90% of the planet s heat, it would be the end for some seabird species of the Arctic if waters continue to warm as much as twice the globe s rate.
Unfortunately, Arctic seabirds are less tolerant to heat and more vulnerable to climate change, a new study found. McGill University researchers revealed that cold-adapted Arctic species such as the thick-billed murre are especially vulnerable to heat stress due to human-induced climate change.
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SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDS - 2015/07/19: A Thick-billed murre or Brünnich s guillemot (Uria lomvia) is swimming at the Alkefjellet bird cliff at Lomfjordhalvøya in Ny-Friesland at Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway.