Antarctique. 150 000 manchots Adélie morts à cause d’un iceberg

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Le constat est fait depuis décembre 2013.
The penguins of Cape Denison | Science | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/science/antarctica-live/2013/dec/24/the-penguins-of-cape-denison

The penguins of Cape Denison
Iceberg B09B has cut off Cape Denison from the Southern Ocean and filled Commonwealth Bay with fast ice, leaving penguins short of food and their numbers are falling

L’article scientifique vient de paraitre, il est ici
The impact of the giant iceberg B09B on population size and breeding success of Adélie penguins in Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica
▻http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=10171606&fulltextType=RA&fil
(et accessible)