Glacier National Park's ice fortress is crumbling. The giant trees of Sequoia National Park are ablaze. And even the tenacious cacti of Saguaro National Park are struggling to endure a decades-long drought. Since their creation, national parks have embodied the pioneering spirit of America in their vast expanses and breathtaking landscapes. But today, the climate crisis imperils the very symbols of many parks, leaving them facing a future in which their names could be cruel ironies.
The proximity to Michigan City's industrial port is the main culprit in the erosion, Kanies said, because the pier blocks the flow of sand along the coast. While the situation was once manageable, climate change 'is changing the game completely,' says NPS geologist Erin Argyilan. The ice shelf that forms in winter 'has been kind of our first line of defense to protect the dunes from the high waves that naturally come with fall and winter storms,' Argyilan explains.
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