The National Park System is one of America's great ideas. They have preserved a significant chunk of our natural history for us and future generations to enjoy. Despite the protections they have, National Parks are not immune from existential changes we are causing to the earth system during the Anthropocene. This Washington Post article summarizes a recent scientific study that suggests that climate change has had a disprortionate impact on our national parks. This is partly becauese many of our parks are in the arctic and the western US, two regions that have so far experienced the most dramatic climate changes.
