Penguin Poop May Help Preserve Antarctic Climate

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Penguin Poop May Help Preserve Antarctic Climate - Inside Climate News

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New study finds that ammonia aerosols from penguin guano likely play an important part in the formation of heat-shielding clouds around the frozen continent.

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