Glacier National Park's glaciers are on the retreat. Under current conditions, some scientists predict the park will be glacier-less by 2030. And some people think that Glacier's status as a World Heritage Site should be officially termed "endangered" due to the glacial retreat.
Erica Thorson, an Oregon law professor who is pushing for the listing, told The Associated Press in Montana that the effects of
global warming “are well-documented and clearly visible in
Glacier National Park, and yet the United States refuses to fulfill its
obligations under the World Heritage Convention to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions.”
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Should Glacier NP Be Considered Endangered?
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