Climate Change National Park Service

Robert Melnick, professor of landscape architecture at the University of Oregon and author of the article, “Climate Change and Landscape Preservation: A Twenty-first-century Conundrum", discusses topics addressed in the article.

Grand Canyon NP: Park ranger Peg Bohan discusses how climate change is impacting the park and what measures are being taken to reduce the park’s carbon footprint.

Glacier National Park: This audio file discusses Jackson Glacier as well as other glaciers in Glacier National Park. It is suggested that evidence for climate change can be seen with the melting of the glaciers in the park.

Glacier National Park: The value of research on glaciers is discussed by a USGS research ecologist. Emphasis is placed on how the melting of glaciers affects ecosystems and serves as an indicator for climate change.

Kenai Fjords National Park: Pictures of the glaciers at Kenai Fjords are compared in sequence. For instance, a picture of McCarty Glacier from 1909 precedes a picture of the same glacier in 2004. The video displays how the glaciers have receded over a century.

Kenai Fjords National Park: Experts track and discuss the rate at which Exit Glacier has receded over time. Methods of tracking the rate at which the glacier is receding are discussed as well as potential reasons the glacier is receding.