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Giant iceberg could wipe out Adélie penguin colony at Cape Denison, Antarctica
2016-02-15 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: More than 150,000 Adélie penguins have perished in a single colony in Antarctica after the grounding of a giant iceberg. The penguins used to thrive at Cape Denison in Commonwealth Bay, where strong winds blowing off the ice sheet kept a large area of water open near the shore. Adélie penguins. An iceberg grounding in Commonwealth Bay threatens a colony's survival. But in December 2010 an iceberg bigger than the ACT grounded in the bay, trapping floating sea ice near the coast. The penguins...
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