In Antarctica, melting sea ice can act as a playground for Adelie penguins. But it’s not all fun and games. While an estimated 3.8 million breeding pairs of Adélie penguins are on the continent, in parts of Antarctica experiencing more severe effects of the climate crisis, their population is at risk. As warming causes sea ice to decline on the Western peninsula, Adélies have less access to their only food source—krill. As a result, some areas have seen as much as a 90% population decline. This loss of sea ice also threatens the more popular emperor penguin and the the continent’s biodiversity as a whole. Under current global warming projections, it’s predicted that 65% of land plants and animals will decline by 2100. As we embrace the beauty of this unique ecosystem, we must remember that its prosperity is what we are fighting for. Video by @myeonghoseo Sources: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Science Daily