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October 01, 2009 06:03 PM

National Parks are threatened by climate change

Double-crested cormorants and anhingas gather in the branches above Taylor Slough at Everglades National Park, Florida. (Allen Holder/Kansas City Star/MCT)

Double-crested cormorants and anhingas gather in the branches above Taylor Slough at Everglades National Park, Florida. (Allen Holder/Kansas City Star/MCT) MCT

A bull caribou grazes on the tundra of Denali National Park in 2006. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT)

A bull caribou grazes on the tundra of Denali National Park in 2006. (Bob Hallinen/Anchorage Daily News/MCT) US NEWS PARKS-WARMING 8 AK

Aptly named Inspiration Point gives visitors an awe-inspiring view of the Yosemite Valley. (Michael Goulding/Orange County Register/MCT)

Aptly named Inspiration Point gives visitors an awe-inspiring view of the Yosemite Valley. (Michael Goulding/Orange County Register/MCT) MCT

A double rainbow soars over Denali National Park in Alaska in this 2002 file photo. (Linda D. Epstein/MCT)

A double rainbow soars over Denali National Park in Alaska in this 2002 file photo. (Linda D. Epstein/MCT) US NEWS PARKS-WARMING 1 MCT

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