U.S. National Parks At Risk From Global Warming

30 July 2006 - 11:00am

Report warns that Yellowstone, Yosemite, and other beloved national parks are threatened by global warming.

"A study by the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reports that the much-loved landscapes of Yellowstone, Yosemite, and ten other national parks are at grave risk due to climate change.

The parks at risk include Montana's Glacier National Park, Grand Teton in Wyoming, Glen Canyon in Utah and Arizona, California's Death Valley and Golden Gate, Washington State's Mount Rainier and North Cascades, Colorado's Mesa Verde and Rocky Mountains parks, and Bandelier in New Mexico. "

Source: National Geographic, July 28, 2006
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