Shifting winds, ocean currents doubled endangered Galápagos penguin population
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 13:00
in Earth & Climate
Shifts in trade winds and ocean currents powered a resurgence of endangered Galápagos penguins over the past 30 years, according to a new study. These changes enlarged a cold pool of water the penguins rely on for food and breeding - an expansion that could continue as the climate changes over the coming decades, the study's authors said.