Monitoring Climate Change Along The Coast Of Olympic National Park

Published Date

March 20, 2014

What impact is climate change having on the coastal areas of Olympic National Park? The following 14-minute video takes a look at that question.

Climate change will have many of its first impacts to our coasts and intertidal communities. This film highlights Dr. Steven Fradkin, coastal ecologist at Olympic National Park and his work monitoring intertidal life.

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Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on March 21, 2014 - 2:58pm.

I know Lee, I know. Fixes coming. Possibly by Monday!

Submitted by ecbuck on March 21, 2014 - 4:01pm.

don't forget those black helicopters coming over the hill.

Well Rick, your usually failed attempt to be cute - and dodge the issue. Are you implying non of those "fears" are real?

BTW, speaking of Black Helicopters, are you up to date on recent NSA activities?

Submitted by trailadvocate on March 21, 2014 - 5:05pm.

Sounding a bit like Jay Carney and his theatrics at his press briefings making fun of serious questions. In today's reality those black helicopters and more seem very believable. Infinitely more so than most of what you here from today's media and government spokesman.

Submitted by The Rambler on March 21, 2014 - 7:56pm.

Friends of Science was created by the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists....Yea sure they have no financial stake in this argument at all lol...EC, citing this group and thier findings in contrast to what NASA puts out is like having a Phillip Morris rep give you info that contradicts what the rest of the medical community thinks about smoking.

Submitted by Rick B. on March 21, 2014 - 11:20pm.

Thank you, Rambler. That is exactly what I was biting my tongue on last night.

Submitted by ecbuck on March 21, 2014 - 11:26pm.

Rambler,

Why don't you respond to their points rather than dismissing them outright? They have laid out their facts and statistics. Why don't you show where they are wrong? Probably because you can't.

Submitted by jjhoogland on March 22, 2014 - 12:39pm.

A good source for reliable science information on global climate change is the AAAS, the American Academy for the Advancement of Science. They recently established a site for information on climate change and it can be found here http://whatweknow.aaas.org.

Another good source is the NAS, National Academy of Sciences with a recent publication with clear answers to questions like "If the world is warming, why are some winters and summers still very cold?" You can find the answer in their booklet by following the link below.

http://dels.nas.edu/resources/static-assets/exec-office-other/climate-ch...

Submitted by Lee Dalton on March 22, 2014 - 3:08pm.

They have laid out their facts and statistics. Why don't you show where they are RIGHT? Probably because you can't.

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