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Emperor Penguins could march to extinction if nations fail to halt climate change

  • Written by Stephanie Jenouvrier, Associate Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Emperor Penguin in Antarctica. Stephanie Jenouvrier, CC BY-ND

The concept of a canary in a coal mine – a sensitive species that provides an alert to danger – originated with British miners, who carried actual canaries underground through the mid-1980s to detect the presence of deadly carbon monoxide gas. Today another bird, the Emperor...

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