Antarctic penguins could experience a 'population boom' due to global warming as melting sea ice means they have to spend less time foraging for food. Japanese scientists describe the Adélie species of penguin, which is native to Antarctica, as a 'rare global warming winner' thanks to melting ice. But when there is less sea ice, penguins could dive anywhere they want and could often just enter the water right by their nests. Less sea ice also means more sunlight entering the water, leading to larger blooms of the plankton upon which krill feed. However, according to previous studies, Adélie populations that reside in warmer, sea-bordering regions – about 30 per cent of the species – do not fare well when sea ice diminishes.

Source: Daily Mail June 24, 2020 18:02 UTC