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The link between clouds and penguin poop is not an obvious one but it has important implications for climate change. New ...
Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new ...
New research shows that penguin guano in Antarctica is an important source of ammonia aerosol particles that help drive the ...
Penguin poop is creating more clouds. Here’s how - Scientists say they’ve seen ammonia emitted from penguin poop result in ...
Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNPenguin Poop Helps Drive Cloud Formation Over Antarctica, According to a New StudyThe ammonia from Adélie penguin guano reacts with sulfur-containing gases in the atmosphere to aid in forming clouds, which ...
Penguin droppings release ammonia that forms clouds, affecting Antarctica's climate and potentially slowing warming.
When the wind blew from the direction of the colony, ammonia levels spiked, sometimes reaching 1,000 times above normal ...
However, their impact varies depending on what lies beneath them. Over ice, clouds might trap heat instead of reflecting it.
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New Scientist on MSNPenguin poo helps keep Antarctica coolHuge colonies of penguins in Antarctica fill the air with ammonia, which stabilises particles in the atmosphere that allow climate-cooling clouds to form ...
The penguin's name is Donut. A video of a part-time trainer and presenter with Mandai Wildlife Group serenading a penguin ...
The first-of-its-kind footage, taken in January 2024 via drone, captures a rare event that may become more common as sea ice declines and penguins are forced to adapt. Emperor penguin chicks jump ...
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