Climate X's recent analysis highlights a growing concern for the United States' UNESCO World Heritage Sites, with Olympic National Park, Everglades National Park, and Chaco Culture National Historical Park identified as particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts.
The study underscores that by 2050, under a worst-case climate scenario, these historic sites may face unrecoverable damage due to climate hazards like flooding, extreme weather, and rising sea levels.
Olympic National Park's unique biodiversity faces severe risks due to river floods and landslides, compounded by warming summers that threaten local wildlife unable to adapt or relocate.
Everglades National Park's delicate ecosystem is at risk from rising seas and increased hurricane frequency, potentially leading to disruptions that could threaten many endangered species that depend on this habitat.
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