Global Warming Endangers U.S. Parks

A new report charges that the climate change "threatens the ecosystems of every national park, refuge and seashore" in the United States.

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June 28, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"'The timing of the Bluewater Network report could not be any better,' said U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.). 'The report is shock therapy; if it doesn't motivate us to do something, nothing will.' The report said that potential impacts on the parks and public lands from global warming include the extinction of several endangered species; mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria; the loss of flora and fauna in many parks; severe wildfires; air quality problems; erosion and rising seas in coastal areas; melting glaciers and other problems."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

Read the full story: Report: U.S. parks endangered by global warming

Thursday, June 27, 2002 in The Arizona Republic

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