PARIS — Colonies of emperor penguin chicks were wiped out last year as global warming eroded their icy homes, a study published on Thursday found, despite the birds' attempts to adapt to the shrinking landscape.PARIS — Colonies of emperor penguin chicks were wiped out last year as global warming eroded their icy homes, a study published on Thursday found, despite the birds' attempts to adapt to the shrinking landscape.
Emperor penguins breed on sea-ice platforms, with chicks hatching in the winter between late July and mid-August. "Penguins are limited in the amount of adaptation they can do. There are only so many places they can go," he said.