MOUNT RAINIER REBUILDS BUT CLIMATE CHANGE CONTINUES

Back in November the Nisqually River blew out its banks, washing out parts of roads, destroying footbridges and nearly sweeping away the historic buildings of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State.

Now in the process of re-enforcing the main road, officials now need to be concerned not with reopening the park but predicting the future activity of the rivers in the face of climate change.
Paul Kennard, a geomorphologist at the park, says that the glaciers are "by far at their historic
minimum."

The focus of the current repairs is "access and safety." In addition, there is of course the preservation of the park's landscape and wildlife--a concern that makes it harder to balance the desire for public access with preparation for changing environments.

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