{"id":27197,"date":"2022-12-06t15:29:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-06t15:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.planetforward.com\/2022\/12\/06\/threatened-emperor-penguins-a-global-issue-as-new-zealand-prime-minister-visits-antarctica\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07t19:39:23","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07t19:39:23","slug":"zealand-prime-minister-antarctica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/zealand-prime-minister-antarctica\/","title":{"rendered":"threatened emperor penguins a global issue as new zealand prime minister visits antarctica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
washington – antarctica is home to the coldest place on earth and 70% of the planet\u2019s freshwater, but the absence of human occupation makes it easy to overlook the continent\u2019s rapidly changing climate. but this past october, antarctica took center stage in both the u.s. and new zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the impacts of human-caused climate change mean the continent\u2019s most charismatic residents, the emperor penguins, were designated as a threatened species by the u.s. fish and wildlife service in october. the following day, new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern embarked on the five-hour journey south to visit antarctica and emphasize the importance of research and international cooperation amid the climate crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cantarctic research is urgently needed to understand past and future climates, how we are affecting antarctica, and how antarctica will affect us,\u201d she said in a statement before her trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
endemic to antarctica, emperor penguins are not located within any country\u2019s sovereign territory. however, their demise is a global problem, as is the preservation of the continent of antarctica. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
new zealand is a key collaborator for the u.s.\u2019s antarctic endeavors. mcmurdo station, the largest u.s. research station on the ice, is located just three miles from new zealand\u2019s scott base. operation deep freeze, u.s. military support missions, are flown out of christchurch, new zealand, during the summer season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
these close logistical relations were evidenced last month, when ardern flew from christchurch to mcmurdo sound on a u.s. air force plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the u.s. and new zealand are currently co-funding a study of antarctica\u2019s largest emperor penguin colony. according to the new zealand\u2019s national institute of water and atmospheric research, the ice-based team comprises one new zealander and three americans.<\/p>\n\n\n