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Human-caused climate change severely exposes the US national parks

  • Written by Patrick Gonzalez, Associate Adjunct Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Trees have died in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo., as climate change has intensified bark beetle infestations and drought.Patrick Gonzalez, CC BY-ND

Human-caused climate change is disrupting ecosystems and people’s lives around the world. It is melting glaciers, increasing wildfires, and shifting vegetation across vast landscapes. These...

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