Daily Camera: The population of hardy emperor penguins -- which breed on the open Antarctic sea ice during the long, dark winter -- could be severely reduced as the climate continues to warm, according to a study by a team of scientists that included several Boulder researchers. Pairs of breeding penguins could shrink by as much as 80 percent by the end of the century, according to the study, published in the journal Global Change Biology. "Our best projections show roughly 500 to 600 breeding pairs remaining...
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