CLIMATE CHANGE HITS THE PARKS…
Great Lakes National Parks in Peril
July 13, 2011 (Rocky Mountain Climate Organization)
"Human-caused climate disruption is already damaging national parks in the Great Lakes region, according to a new report by the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO) and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)."
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"The report focuses on the five largest Parks on the Great Lakes, which attract a combined four million visitors annually: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (NL) in Indiana; Sleeping Bear Dunes NL, Pictured Rocks NL, and Isle Royale National Park (NP) in Michigan; and Apostle Islands NL in Wisconsin."
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"The report documents…Higher temperatures…Less winter ice…Erosion of shorelines and dunes…Loss of wildlife...[and] Loss of birds…"
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