The Curious Ecosystems of Antarctica | Continent 7: Antarctica

I kind of joke with folks that January’s

I kind of joke with folks that January’s the longest day of my year the sunlight

the longest day of my year the sunlight

the longest day of my year the sunlight down there is incredible because you get

down there is incredible because you get

down there is incredible because you get to see animals go about sort of what

to see animals go about sort of what

to see animals go about sort of what they do in in perpetual sunlight in 24

they do in in perpetual sunlight in 24

they do in in perpetual sunlight in 24 hours generally if you have night time

hours generally if you have night time

hours generally if you have night time if we’ve got an instrument on an animal

if we’ve got an instrument on an animal

if we’ve got an instrument on an animal or it gets dark out you can’t work so to

or it gets dark out you can’t work so to

or it gets dark out you can’t work so to have the constant sunlight in the summer

have the constant sunlight in the summer

have the constant sunlight in the summer time it’s pretty remarkable my opinion

time it’s pretty remarkable my opinion

time it’s pretty remarkable my opinion the most important piece of research

the most important piece of research

the most important piece of research that’s coming out of the Antarctic right

that’s coming out of the Antarctic right

that’s coming out of the Antarctic right now is understanding how different

now is understanding how different

now is understanding how different species cope with the changing

species cope with the changing

species cope with the changing environments the rapidly warming air the

environments the rapidly warming air the

environments the rapidly warming air the increased amount of precipitation the

increased amount of precipitation the

increased amount of precipitation the decreased amount of sea ice

decreased amount of sea ice

decreased amount of sea ice there’s not one specific sort of nugget

there’s not one specific sort of nugget

there’s not one specific sort of nugget of information but just learning about

of information but just learning about

of information but just learning about how each species handles that sort of

how each species handles that sort of

how each species handles that sort of stress in the different ways is really

stress in the different ways is really

stress in the different ways is really important I think the the most valuable

important I think the the most valuable

important I think the the most valuable thing people can know about climate

thing people can know about climate

thing people can know about climate change is that the animals that have

change is that the animals that have

change is that the animals that have adapted themselves for environments and

adapted themselves for environments and

adapted themselves for environments and extreme places like the Antarctic simply

extreme places like the Antarctic simply

extreme places like the Antarctic simply can’t cope with change that happens as

can’t cope with change that happens as

can’t cope with change that happens as rapidly as it’s happening now and so the

rapidly as it’s happening now and so the

rapidly as it’s happening now and so the rate of change is the most pressing

rate of change is the most pressing

rate of change is the most pressing thing for ecosystems around the planet

thing for ecosystems around the planet

thing for ecosystems around the planet and we need to share that information

and we need to share that information

and we need to share that information with people and let people know that the

with people and let people know that the

with people and let people know that the things that they do have consequences in

things that they do have consequences in

things that they do have consequences in other parts of the world especially in

other parts of the world especially in

other parts of the world especially in places that we think are sort of immune

places that we think are sort of immune

places that we think are sort of immune to those changes but really are probably

to those changes but really are probably

to those changes but really are probably more system