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How penguin poop can help to mitigate climate change
Penguins could be playing a crucial role in stabilizing the climate in Antarctica when they go No. 2, according to new ...
Climate and environment updates: Climate change adds month of extreme heat for 4 billion people
The organization's annual update to its decadal climate report shows an 80% chance that at least one year between 2025 and ...
Antarctic atmospheric rivers, supercharged by climate change, expected to double by 2100
Antarctica could see a doubling of extreme weather events—such as atmospheric rivers—by 2100, with implications for future ...
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The deadly H5N1 bird flu has jumped species in Antarctica. It's getting closer to 'pandemic potential'
Samples were collected in Antarctica over nine weeks.(ABC News: Tom Hartley) Virus Ecologist Dr Michelle Wille uses the same processes as those used to track COVID-19.(ABC News: Tom Hartley ...
Penguin poo creates clouds that help cool the planet, study finds
Penguin excrement releases ammonia that helps form clouds over Antarctica, possibly slowing climate change in the region.
AUDIO: Penguin poo helps to protect Antarctica
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AUDIO: Antarctic tourist numbers surging
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Trump's targets for 'reciprocal' tariffs include uninhabited islands but exclude Russia and Iran
Matt Curnock/Australian Antarctic Division via AFP via Getty ... it would not be subject to the global across-the-board levy. ABC News' Alexandra Hutzler contributed to this report.