Climate Change

Drought Is Reshaping The National Park Landscape In Unprecedented Ways

Hot, dry weather caused by climate change is reshaping the landscape in many Western national parks, and bringing with it an uneasiness over how plants, animals and visitors will be impacted.

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By Jonathan Horwitz - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

It's Smoky Out There In The National Parks

Summer 2021 has been a smoky one in the West, and visitors to many national parks have had to endure obscured views and wildfire smoke that can choke your throat and leave your clothes smelling like a campfire.

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By Kurt Repanshek - September 3rd, 2021 1:45am

Blue Mesa Reservoir At Curecanti NRA Getting Low

Boaters heading to Curecanti National Recreation Area in Colorado should know that low water levels in Blue Mesa Reservoir are creating some changes in how the boat ramp and marina are operating.

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By Compiled From N... - August 18th, 2021 1:45am

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Dixie Fire Charring Lassen Volcanic National Park South To North

Very little was standing in the way Monday of California's massive Dixie Fire, which was feasting on kiln-dry forests as it charred its way north through Lassen Volcanic National Park, skirting around lakes and to the east of the park's Fantastic Lava Beds.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 16th, 2021 3:07pm

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Under The Glaring Sun | National Park Glaciers At Risk

This summer's heat waves baked the Cascades and the glaciers in national parks there, but last winter's heavy snowpack might have been enough to shield the ice rivers from retreat.

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By Rita Beamish - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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Wahweap Auxiliary Ramp To Open At Lake Powell

The Wahweap Auxiliary Ramp in south Lake Powell at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is expected to be open Thursday for the launch and retrieval of some motorized vessels.

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By Compiled From N... - August 11th, 2021 6:10pm

Climate Change And Its Intersection With Government Spending

It was a coincidence, yet one not to be ignored: the arrival of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest outlook on the Earth's pending peril and a $3.5 trillion blueprint for government spending. To U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, the fiscal plan falls short if Congress is to be serious about addressing climate change.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 10th, 2021 1:45am

Tracking Progress On Restoration Of The River Of Grass

Everglades National Park conserves a sweeping subtropical landscape, one with rare and beautiful plants, flights of colorful birds that can cloud the sky, and curious and fearsome wildlife, from crocodiles and alligators, to panthers and more recently, massive constricting snakes. But this landscape has been under siege.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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Main Wahweap Boat Launch At Lake Powell Expected To Close Soon

It's expected that within two weeks the main Wahweap boat ramp at Lake Powell in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will close due to falling lake levels, an event that could make it hard or impossible to pull boats out of the lake.

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By NPT Staff - July 30th, 2021 5:56pm

Coalition Strives To Save Giant Sequoias From Wildfire, Climate Change

In the wake of the loss of perhaps 10,600 giant sequoia trees to last year's Castle Fire in California, a multi-agency coalition has formed in a bid to reduce fire risks to the towering, emblematic forests and seek solutions to crippling drought that also places the trees in jeopardy.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 19th, 2021 5:59pm

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