Projected Climate Change Scenarios for Alaska

December 10, 2008

Many places in Alaska are already showing signs of climate change. In order to better understand these changes and help land managers plan for them, Wilderness Society scientists estimated future temperature and precipitation values within several Alaska landmarks, including:

• Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve
• Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
• Cape Krusenstern National Monument
• Denali National Park & Preserve
• Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve
• Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
• Katmai National Park & Preserve
• Kenai Fjords National Park
• Kobuk Valley National Park
• Lake Clark National Park & Preserve
• Noatak National Preserve
• Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park & Preserve
• Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve