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As steadily rising temperatures cause faster melting of glaciers and sea ice, it is getting increasingly difficult for Emperor penguins to form breeding colonies, forage for food and avoid predators. One study says 98% of Emperor penguin colonies could be on the brink of extinction by 2100. Yikes!
Emperor penguin colonies face extinction due to climate change, US officials say
The Fish & Wildlife Service is seeking protections under the Endangered Species Act. An independent study found that nearly all colonies could be wiped out by 2100.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/emper...b039aafa11c8f3
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Worldwide, July is typically the hottest month of the year. In July 2021, temperatures in the northern hemisphere measured 2.77° F (1.54° C) above average. Record high temperatures were recorded in Asia, Ireland, Japan, Turkey and other countries. On August 11, a weather station on the island of Sicily registered a high of 119.85° F (48.8° C), the highest temperature ever recorded in Europe. Yikes!
July 2021 was officially the hottest month on record
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/july-...b07c140314d288
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California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Nevada endured record-setting heat in June, July and August. Among this summer's high temperatures: 107° in Boise, 108° in Seattle, 116° in Portland, 117° in Salem, 117° in Las Vegas and 130° in Death Valley. Yikes!
United States endured hottest summer on record in 2021, NOAA says
https://www.fox29.com/weather/united...2021-noaa-says
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Ocean temperatures continue to rise. Global levels of CO2 and methane, the main greenhouse gases, hit record highs in 2021. Summer 2021 was Europe's hottest summer on record.
Oceans hit record-high temperatures in 2021, another sign of worsening climate crisis
The past eight years have been the eight hottest ever recorded on the planet.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2021-...b0c6802ee40e54
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Last week, scientists with the World Meteorological Organization reported that temperatures in eastern Antarctica were 70º above normal. Now we learn the Conger Ice Shelf collapsed. If other large ice shelves collapse, sea levels could rise by more than ten feet!
Antarctic ice shelf nearly the size of Los Angeles collapsed as temperatures soared to 40º above normal
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/25/world...ate/index.html
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The largest reservoir in the United States is Lake Mead – and it isn't faring any better than Lake Powell. Its water level has fallen 140 feet since 2000.
Lake Powell officials face an impossible choice in the West's megadrought: Water or electricity
Lake Powell, the country's second-largest reservoir, is drying up.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/30/us/we...ate/index.html
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More dire predictions:
Climate change could double the number of major hurricanes and typhoons by 2050, study finds
https://www.aol.com/news/climate-cha...204600748.html
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates there are around 26,000 polar bears worldwide. Most live north of the Arctic Circle but there are also polar bear populations in Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenland and Norway. Their survival is threatened by loss of sea-ice habitat due to rising temperatures.
Polar bears face existential threat as ice melts. Some in Greenland have already adapted.
An isolated group of polar bears living in southeast Greenland has surprised scientists with its ability to survive in a habitat with relatively little sea ice.
https://www.aol.com/news/group-polar...180251667.html
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Water levels of the Great Lakes – Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior – are lower than last year. Water levels of Lake Mead and Great Salt Lake are at an all-time low. Global warming is to blame.
Lake Mead nears dead pool status as water levels hit another historic low
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/envi...-low-rcna34733
Great Salt Lake is 'in trouble' as level falls to lowest on record for second year in a row
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/06/us/gr...d-low-climate/
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More than 1,100 people have died in an ongoing heat wave in southern Europe and the UK. Temperatures are expected to peak tomorrow. The temperature reached 91.5° today in Ireland, the highest in that country's recorded history.
Mercury rises to 33.1C in Ireland, marking the highest temperature in more than a century
https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/m...-40920596.html
