Attenborough Reveals a long held Secret
This report has been held secret since early April 2013.
Penguins are speeding up the breakup of the Antarctic ice shelf.
Researchers in Antarctica have discovered that colonies of penguins have been eroding the Antarctic ice shelf when leaping out of the water. The worst damage is being caused by Gentoo penguins that are able to leap onto the ice shelfs from deep within the sea.
This has been going on for millions of years and it has been estimated their scratching and excavations with sharp claws is doing the same sort of damage as rabbits burrowing into sand hills.
A recent study collecting and recording the depth of and prevalence of penguin gouging has concluded they are causing the Antarctic ice shelf to break up from between .01 and .02 % every hundred years.
In the long term this may cause sea levels to rise at a faster rate than expected--an increase of 1 mm from 1.6 mm to 1.7 mm.
Few are aware of this phenomenon and scientists have kept their finding under wraps for many years as they don’t want to cause alarm.
“The natural world never ceases to amaze me,” said David Attenborough when interviewed in the Galapagos Islands while filming giant turtles.
But he said he agrees with Nelson Mandela that “we should give these delightful and marvellous birds a break.”
Should we put up with a sea level rise of 1 mm because these cute birds can’t help themselves or should we relocate the offending colonies for the sake of the all life forms in the world.
If you have read this far you may be wondering what is going on here. Yes this is how groups like WUWT operate.
They appear legitimate and have important and credentialed people making points. But as most know its fake news and a ploy used every day in climate forums to deflect discussion from real issues.
