Penguins, specifically Adelie penguins that live on the Antartic continent, are facing the devastating impacts of climate change. These penguins are obligate birds, meaning it’s essential for them to migrate to the same spots each year.  In the winter, these penguins live on the Western Antarctic Peninsula, which is completley made up of ice. This peninsula, is one of the most rapidly warming places on Earth. As the Earth warms, ice melts, causing the Adelie penguins to lose their homes and most likely lose their lives. From 1970 to now, there has been a shocking 80 percent decline of the population of these penguins. Now the Adelie penguins are labeled “vulnerable,” due to the rapid decline of the species. This is just another sad example of an animal getting severely affected by climate change. 

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