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It sure would be nice to control the weather.
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You could guarantee you'd always have a sunny day for a picnic
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or call down some rain if your garden's looking a little dry, but we humans cannot do that because we are not penguins.
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Whether Antarctica gets nice sunny days or overcast skies might have a lot to do with its best dressed residents.
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Here is how penguins, and I am not joking, might control the weather.
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Penguin colonies in Antarctica can get pretty darn big.
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Many have tens or even hundreds of thousands of breeding pairs, and with a lot of penguins comes a lot of penguin poop.
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All of that poop gives off a gas called ammonia.
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You might know it as an ingredient in plant fertilizer, or things you can use to clean your bathroom, or pee.
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In fact, seabird poop is such a rich source of ammonia that back in the 19th century,
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people were mining entire islands for buildups of bird poop to bolster their crops.
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Not exactly a glamorous job.
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But in places like Antarctica, where no one's going in and messing with penguin droppings, the ammonia gets into the atmosphere.
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There, it can link up with other chemicals in the air and help form the earliest seeds of clouds.
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Clouds are mostly made of droplets of liquid water.
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In order for clouds to form, the gaseous water vapor in the atmosphere needs something to condense onto in order to become those droplets.
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That something could be a bit of dust or some soot from a fire, but it could also come from natural chemical reactions that occur in the atmosphere.
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Sometimes when different gases get together, they can link up and form a tiny solid or liquid particle.
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At first, those little particles aren't big enough to start forming clouds on their own, but over time, they can grow into bigger particles.
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They don't even have to get all that big.
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Once the particles get to be a few dozen nanometers in diameter, they become cloud condensation nuclei.
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Those are particles big enough for water vapor to start condensing on them.
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Just for context, the particles only need to be about a thousand times smaller than the width of a human hair.
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Why do we always use width of a human hair as the comparison?
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Folks, there's gotta be something else.
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In Antarctica, many of the particles
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that go on to become cloud condensation nuclei are thought to start as clusters containing sulfuric acid and ammonia.
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They can also contain chemicals called amines, which are related to ammonia among others.
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The sulfuric acid mainly comes from microorganisms in the ocean.
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Phytoplankton emits something called dimethyl sulfide, which reacts to become sulfuric acid.
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And the ammonia comes in large part from penguin poop.
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Normally there would be other compounds in the atmosphere forming these tiny starter particles too.
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They might be things like decaying plant matter or industrial emissions.
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But there really isn't much of that in Antarctica.
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It is the world's largest desert after all.
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So ammonia from penguin guano or penguin poop ends up playing a big role in cloud formation.
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Now we've known about this for a while.
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So, studies have linked this particle formation to ammonia from penguin colonies since 1998,
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and more recent research has presented an idea for exactly how those particles form.
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But as it turns out, these poop-based specks could impact cloud cover over much of Antarctica, and maybe help keep the entire continent cool.
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But before we talk about why, all science needs funding, so let's go to a quick break.
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It's designed for scientists, engineers, and curious learners alike.
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You can check out the free workshop at the link in the description. In a 2025 study,
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a team of researchers set up equipment to monitor ammonia levels at an Antarctic research station near two penguin colonies.
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They found that airborne ammonia concentrations were higher when the wind blew in from the direction of the penguin colonies,
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and they only saw new particles forming when the wind came from that direction too.
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Along with ammonia, the team also spotted a chemical called dimethylamine.
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Even a little bit of dimethylamine can help speed up the formation of those ammonia sulfuric acid particles.
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And good thing for the scientists there wasn't a lot, cause dimethylamine smells like rotting fish.
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Yummy!
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The scientists weren't able to confirm the source of the dimethylamine, but much like with the ammonia, they saw more dimethylamine when winds came from the direction of the penguins.
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That's not entirely surprising.
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Penguin guano can produce amines, so it makes sense that dimethylamine could have come from penguin poop just like ammonia.
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So lots of penguin poop means lots of these little particles that can contribute to cloud formation.
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That was true even after the penguins left the colony site on their annual migration.
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Ammonia levels stayed high for more than a month after the penguins took off, but not literally took off because they don't fly.
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A separate study from 2024 also suggests
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that ammonia levels in the air from penguin guano could spike
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when temperatures fluctuate above and below freezing over the course of the day.
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Ammonia itself doesn't last very long once it's in the atmosphere, but those particles it makes with sulfuric acid do.
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The particles could end up getting blown elsewhere on the continent, so penguin poop could affect cloud cover far from their homes.
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Extra cloud cover could help keep Antarctica cool in the face of climate disaster, but we need more research to figure out exactly how that will play out.
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Clouds reflect some of the light and heat from the sun back out into space, which could help keep temperatures low.
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On the other hand, clouds also lock in some of the heat
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that makes it through and prevent it from escaping the atmosphere.
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To make things even more complicated, climate disaster is already causing some penguin populations to shrink.
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Fewer penguins means less penguin poop, which could then mean fewer clouds.
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Even though we don't understand their effects yet, This is a strong argument for protecting penguin populations.
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They might protect a whole continent in turn.
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So it looks like to really understand and manage climate change in Antarctica,
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we'll need some help from these funny little guys in suits who like to tap dance and also surf.
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אוצר מילים והערות הגייה לשיעור הזה
שיעור הדיבור הזה ברמה B2 מבוסס על הסרטון “Do Penguins Control the Weather?”. המילים שחוזרות הכי הרבה: penguin, ammonia, particle, cloud, poop. בסרטון הזה יש 81 משפטים ו-1193 מילים לתרגול Shadowing. הדיבור נמשך 6:56. הדובר מדבר בקצב טבעי של כ-172 מילים בדקה, קרוב לשיחה יומיומית. רק 76% מהמילים נמצאות בין 3,000 המילים הנפוצות ביותר באנגלית, כך שאוצר המילים מאתגר.
אוצר מילים מרכזי בסרטון הזה
15 המילים המתקדמות ביותר בסרטון, עם ההגייה והמשמעות שלהן:
| מילה | הגייה | משמעות |
|---|---|---|
| penguin שם עצם | /ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/ | פִּינְגְּוִין |
| particle שם עצם | /ˈpɑɹtək(ə)l/ | חֶלְקִיק, גַרגִיר |
| poop שם עצם | /ˈpuːp/ | קָקִי, קָקָה |
| guano שם עצם | /ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/ | גואנו |
| continent שם עצם | /ˈkɑntɪnənt/ | יַבֶּשֶׁת |
| droplet שם עצם | /ˈdɹɑplət/ | טיפית |
| vapor שם עצם | /ˈveɪpɚ/ | אֵד |
| nucleus שם עצם | /ˈnuː.kli.əs/ | גַּרְעִין, ליבה \ לִבָּה |
| width שם עצם | /ˈwɪtθ/ | רוחב \ רֹחַב |
| workshop שם עצם | /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/ | סַדְנָה |
| microorganism שם עצם | /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/ | מיקרואורגניזם |
| yummy שם תואר | /ˈjʌm.i/ | טעים, ימי |
| airborne שם תואר | מוּטָס | |
| rot פועל | /ɹɑt/ | נרקב |
| ingredient שם עצם | /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ | מרכיב, מצרך |
Phrasal verbs שתשמעו
| מילה | משמעות |
|---|---|
| take off פועל | הֵסִיר, הוֹרִיד |
| check out פועל | בדק |
| figure out פועל | הֵבִין, מצא תשובה |
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | we've known · have linked · has presented |
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | are mostly made · are thought |
הגייה ששווה לשים לב אליה
הדובר משתמש ב-15 קיצורים וצורות מקוצרות, כמו don't, aren't, doesn't. אמרו אותם בצורה הקצרה, כפי שאתם שומעים אותם.
- הצלילים של “th”: width /ˈwɪtθ/, dimethyl /daɪˈmɛ.θəl/
- הצלילים של “sh” ו-“zh”: condensation /ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/, workshop /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/, statistician /ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/, visualization /ˌvɪʒ.ʊ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, emission /ɪˈmɪʃ.ən/
- מילים ארוכות — שימו לב להטעמה: condensation /ˌkɒn.dɛnˈseɪ.ʃən/, exploratory /ɛkˈsplɒɹ.ə.tə.ɹi/, microorganism /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/, phytoplankton /ˌfaɪ.təˈplæŋk.tən/, visualization /ˌvɪʒ.ʊ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
צלילים שדוברי עברית מתקשים בהם:
- /w/ — שפתיים מעוגלות, לא /v/: penguin /ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/, guano /ˈɡwɑːnəʊ/, width /ˈwɪtθ/, workshop /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/
- /æ/ — פתוח יותר מה-“אֶ” העברית, לא כמו “a” ב-“cup”: gaseous /ˈɡæsiəs/, overcast /ˈoʊvɚ.kæst/, phytoplankton /ˌfaɪ.təˈplæŋk.tən/, statistician /ˌstætɪsˈtɪʃn̩/, glamorous /ˈɡlæ.mə.ɹəs/
- /r/ — הלשון לא נוגעת בשום מקום, לא ה-“ר” הגרונית: particle /ˈpɑɹtək(ə)l/, sulfuric /sʌlˈfjuɹɪk/, droplet /ˈdɹɑplət/, exploratory /ɛkˈsplɒɹ.ə.tə.ɹi/, learner /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/
איך לתרגל עם הסרטון הזה
- הקשיבו לכל הסרטון פעם אחת בלי לדבר, ורשמו את המילים שאתם לא מכירים.
- התחילו במהירות 0.75×, תרגלו Shadowing משפט אחר משפט, וחזרו למהירות רגילה כשזה מרגיש קל.
- הקליטו את עצמכם והשוו למקור, תוך תשומת לב למילים כמו penguin, particle, poop.
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