Parks and restoration: Climate change forces US policy shift
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Washington (AFP) May 13, 2024
Can America's national parks remain "unimpaired" forever, with their majestic scenery and wildlife unaltered? Global warming makes that impossible, says Wylie Carr, a climate change specialist at the National Park Service. According to Carr, who works on environmental protection at the agency's climate change response team, hotter temperatures are the main threat to the parks. With some