The Emperor Penguins hold one of nine spots as animals which are threatened by global warming, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Increasing global greenhouse gas emissions, leading to global warming, is the single most cause which has driven penguins to fear extinction in the near future. If we continue on our current course, global temperatures will rise by an average of 2.8–4°C in this century, which is 4 to 6 times more than during the previous century. Ocean waters will become corrosive from the depths to the surface in many regions, and Antarctic sea ice will continue to disappear at accelerating rates. Some small colonies of emperor penguins have already disappeared due to the significant effects of global warming.
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| Emperor Penguins |
What effects does global warming have directly on emperor penguins? What actions have taken place to help relieve some pressures caused by global warming? What can you do to help? This will all be answered in the coming sections of this site.
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| Habitat of Emperor Penguins |
