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 Stories About: climate AND climate change impacts AND national parks
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It ain't natural
What global warming could do to national parks |
Kate Sheppard |
17 Jul 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The National Parks Conservation Association released a new report last week, 'Unnatural Disaster' (PDF), which explores the impact of global warming on national parks, and as you'd expect, the news is pretty grim. From the intro: The gradual, accelerated warming of our planet will have disastrous consequences for America's national parks. Glaciers in the national parks of Alaska as well as North Cascades and Mount Rainier National Parks will continue to disappear; Jos ... |
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| Topics: climate, climate change impacts, national parks (all these topics) |
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The Story of Us
An interview with Tom Kiernan of the National Parks Conservation Association |
Sarah van Schagen |
17 Jul 2007 |
Main Dish |
| A moment of reflection at Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Photo: Richard and Robin via flickr Every year, millions of Americans pack up their families and head out to visit one of America's national parks. My family was no different: I vividly recall the patchwork of reds, oranges, and yellows blanketing the Appalachian mountains as autumn made its big ent ... |
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| Topics: biodiversity, climate, climate change impacts, environmental movement, national parks (all these topics) |
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