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Sea Level Rise in Everglades National Park
Sea level rise presents an ever-increasing risk to the resources of Everglades National Park. This video explores how park staff are seeking to better understand the current and potential effects of sea level rise and adjusting their actions accordingly.
- Duration:
- 8 minutes, 48 seconds
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Species Loss, Precipitation, and Fire in Sequoia NP
Climate change in mountain ranges has many facets, ranging from temperature and precipitation patterns to natural fire frequency and intensity. This video explores how scientists study climate change and its impacts on the forest ecosystems of Sequoia National Park.
- Duration:
- 9 minutes, 13 seconds
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Phenology & Citizen Science in Great Smoky Mountains
This video explores changing phenology (the timing of life cycle events such as flowering and animal migration) and how it is studied by resource managers and citizen scientists at Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- Duration:
- 8 minutes, 33 seconds
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Ocean Acidification at Point Reyes National Seashore
Ocean acidification is rapidly changing the chemistry of ocean water worldwide and making it more difficult for many organisms to build their shells and skeletons. This video explores how park staff at Point Reyes National Seashore are working with local scientists to better understand the effects of ocean acidification, specifically on shellfish and other marine organisms.
- Duration:
- 7 minutes, 43 seconds
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Species' Range Shifts at Sequoia-Kings Canyon NP
As climate change creates new temperature and precipitation patterns, the ranges that some species occupy are changing. Scientists have been re-surveying birds and mammals at sites in California that were first surveyed nearly 100 years ago. The results show how species' ranges have shifted in association with climate change. At the same time, park staff are working to apply the science to park management and to engage the public in understanding what change means for future biodiversity in the park.
- Duration:
- 8 minutes, 30 seconds
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Culture and History on Jamestown Island
The discussion surrounding climate change is often focused on natural resources. The National Park Service is also tasked with preserving and protecting cultural and historical resources, and they are relevant to climate change too. In this video, National Park Service staff and partnering scientists talk about climate change in the context of Jamestown Island in Virginia, the site of the first permanent English settlement. Many of the archaeological sites on the island are at risk of being lost by sea level rise and coastal erosion--a threat that extends to cultural sites both nationally and internationally.
- Duration:
- 7 minutes, 35 seconds
Last updated: August 16, 2021