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MARCH OF THE DEAD PENGUINS…..
By scenequeen | July 21, 2008
Tens of thousands of newly-born penguins are freezing to death as Antarctica is lashed by freak rain storms. Scientists believe the numbers of Adelie penguins may have fallen by as much as 80 per cent - and, if the downpours continue, the species will be extinct within ten years.
Temperatures on the Antarctic peninsula have risen by 3C over the past 50 years to an average of -14.7C and rain is now far more common than snow.
In the past five years, torrential rains have become increasingly common there. ‘If it had been snow, like in the old days, their down would be perfectly equipped to cope. But they can’t take rain. It’s like wearing a down jacket that gets soaking wet,” scientists say.’At night, the temperature would dip and the next morning we’d find them dead from hypothermia.”
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