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Halting irreversible changes to Antarctica depends on choices made today

Antarctic Peninsula models show emissions levels will shape ice, seas and wildlife

A photograph of seals on the Antarctic Peninsula, which is responding to climate change even more quickly than the rest of Antarctica.

A new study examining possible future greenhouse gas emissions scenarios forecasts the range of fates for the Antarctic Peninsula, and for Antarctic wildlife like these elephant seals (Mirounga leonina).

Bethan Davies

By Carolyn Gramling

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