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Some penguins, like Emperor Penguins, breed and raise their young entirely on sea ice. When sea ice melts earlier at the end of winter this disrupts the breeding season.

Another problem is that the penguins' food source, krill and other tiny crustaceans, survives on phytoplankton and zooplankton that grow on the ice. As the ice disappears, so does the plankton, disrupting the food chain.

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Four abiotic factors in an eycosystem are snow, ice, and water, and temperature.Four biotic factors in a penguins ecosystem are bacteria, fish, krill, and the leopard seals!abiotic factors are all nonliving things in an ecosystem. biotic factors are the living things in a ecosystem. Abiotic and biotic combined make an ecosystem.


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Glaciers and ice caps are melting. The ice over Greenland is melting and so is the Arctic sea ice.


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The melting of polar ice caps due to higher temperatures contributes to rising sea levels, which can lead to coastal flooding, erosion, and habitat loss. It also impacts ocean circulation patterns and can disrupt marine ecosystems. Additionally, the influx of freshwater from melting ice can alter water salinity levels and affect marine life.


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Why is sea ice melt does not contribute directly to sea level?

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How does Antarctica's melting ice affect global sea levels?

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They can raise the sea levels and permanently flood coastal cities and croplands.


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Melting sea ice is a threat to the polar bears because without the sea ice the polar bears predators will see them and swim away.


What part of the earth is melting because of global warming?

Glaciers and ice caps are melting. The ice over Greenland is melting and so is the Arctic sea ice.


When do fairy penguins return from fishing at sea?

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What is the melting point of water at sea level and what happens to this point at altitudes above sea level?

i think you mean what is the melting point of ice as water cant melt. the melting point of ice at sea level is 100 degres celsius


How does the melting of the polar ice caps caused by higher temperatures affect the rest of the hydrosphere?

The melting of polar ice caps due to higher temperatures contributes to rising sea levels, which can lead to coastal flooding, erosion, and habitat loss. It also impacts ocean circulation patterns and can disrupt marine ecosystems. Additionally, the influx of freshwater from melting ice can alter water salinity levels and affect marine life.