U.S. National Parks At Risk From Global Warming

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

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July 30, 2006, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"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. "

FULL STORY: Global Warming Threatens 12 U.S. National Parks, Report Warns

Friday, July 28, 2006 in National Geographic

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