10,000 penguins die in Antarctic ice breakup due to global warming

Around 10,000 emperor penguins died in late 2022 due to melting sea ice in Antarctica. Unable to swim without waterproof feathers, young chicks died as the sea ice beneath them dissolved and fractured due to global warming. Over 90% of emperor penguin colonies are predicted to go extinct by the century's end, a study in Communications Earth and Environment stated.