 National Parks in PerilThe Threats of Climate Disruption - Stephen Saunders On October 1, RMCO and Natural Resources Defense Council released a report documenting that climate disruption is the greatest threat ever to national parks. The report identifies 25 national parks most threatened by a changing climate, and details the risks they and other parks face: loss of ice and snow, loss of water, rising seas and stronger coastal storms, more downpours and flooding, loss of plant communities, loss of wildlife, loss of historical and cultural resources, intolerable heat, overcrowding in cooler parks, loss of fishing, and more air pollution. "We could lose entire national parks for the first time, as Everglades, Ellis Island, and other parks could be submerged by rising seas," says Stephen Saunders, president of The Rocky Mountain Climate Organization and co-author of the report. "To head this off, we need to reduce the heat-trapping gases that are already harming them, and begin managing the parks to protect resources at risk." Saunders will present the ramifications of this report in more detail during this presentation. Please click here to learn more. Free Members Free Non Members 1/28/2010 7:30pm at Hallam Lake |