Climate change is impacting parks in different ways, depending on their location and resource sensitvity. Learn more here about climate change impacts on mountain regions.
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Climate ChangeHigh-latitude Alaska
Climate change is occurring faster in high-latitude regions due to polar amplification, positive feedback effects that spur warming.
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Climate ChangeRocky Mountain National Park
As the climate changes, park managers anticipate new challenges for the preservation of park landscapes and resources.
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Climate ChangeNorth Coast and Cascades
Changing climate in the Pacific Northwest will result in lower snowpack, warmer summers, and changes in distributions of plants and animals.
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CLIMATE CHANGEGlacier National Park
Grinnell Glacier is one of numerous glaciers that are shrinking as temperatures have warmed.
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CLIMATE CHANGELassen Volcanic National Park
Whitebark pines are declining across their range from impacts of disease, bark beetles,and warming climate.
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CLIMATE CHANGEYosemite National Park
Many waterfalls are fed by snowmelt. They may dry up earlier in the summer if snowpack shrinks from warming temperatures and drought.
Climate Change in the Alpine
GLORIA Monitoring in National ParksGlacier National Park
Repeat PhotographyLast updated: October 27, 2022