How is our changing climate impacting our national park system? This is a hard question to answer, particularly considering how diverse each park, monument and protected area is.
In response to the growing concerns about the effects of global climate change on our national parks and monuments, a nationwide strategy of communication, mitigation and adaptation has been adopted for the entire national park service. This Climate Cast series is an effort to share with you the impacts being faced by your national parks and perhaps increase your understanding of this global issue.
Each episode in this series will focus on a single park or monument, and how climate change is impacting their resources. You may hear stories about the influence of climate change on a single species, such as the Florida panther or desert pupfish, or how it’s changing entire ecosystems. You may also learn about the impacts to some of our most beloved cultural and historical sites, those places that help define who we are as a nation. But more than these stories, we also hope to share how each park and monument is planning to mitigate and adapt to those changes. So sit back and enjoy the inaugural episode of Climate Cast, your connection to the science of climate change in your national parks.
Climate Cast, Episode 1: Glacier National Park (direct download, 9Mb)
The theme music for the Climate Cast series was composed and performed by Karen Savoca (karensavoca.com), whose generous donation of her time and talent helped make this project possible.
Each episode is written and produced by employees, volunteers and partners of the National Park Service.
Stay tuned for further episodes of this exciting new podcast series!
The second episode of Climate Cast comes to us from Everglades National Park, where park scientists are working to understand the complex relationship between our changing climate and the park's mangrove swamps.
How do these unique ecological systems help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? Listen in to find out!
Climate Cast, Episode 2: Everglades National Park (direct download, 7Mb)
When most people think of climate change, often the first things that comes to mind are rising sea levels. But the park managers and scientists at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore are facing the exact opposite problem as the Great Lakes slowly start to shrink!
How are they dealing with this unique challenge? Listen to episode 3 of Earth to Sky's Climate Cast to find out.
Our nation's coastal parks and seashores will undoubtedly feel the effects of global climate change more than most others. From rising sea levels to ocean acidification to changes in ocean currents, parks such as Point Reyes National Seashore, which is situated on California's coast just north of San Fransisco, are facing some catastrophic changes in the years to come.
How are they dealing with this barrage of challenges? Part one of this two-part episode focuses on how changes in the California ocean current may be impacting the resources of Point Reyes National Seashore. Part two discusses the effects of our changing climate on the park's wildlife.
The theme music for the Climate Cast series was composed and performed by Karen Savoca (karensavoca.com), whose generous donation of her time and talent helped make this project possible.
Each episode is written and produced by employees, volunteers and partners of the National Park Service, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and NASA.
Join Golden Gate Climate Update as we hear from people helping your National Parks understand and adapt to climate change. This podcast series interviews leading scientific authorities, park staff and partners involved with climate change science, response and sustainability as it relates to National Parks; particularly those in the West.
Today's podcast is with Dr. Robert Cahalan, head of NASA’s Climate and Radiation Branch based at Goddard Space Flight Center. Hear Dr. Cahalan talk about climate change and how it may affect national parks.
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The theme music for the Climate Cast series was composed and performed by Karen Savoca (
Our nation's coastal parks and seashores will undoubtedly feel the effects of global climate change more than most others. From rising sea levels to ocean acidification to changes in ocean currents, parks such as Point Reyes National Seashore, which is situated on California's coast just north of San Fransisco, are facing some catastrophic changes in the years to come.
