TO GO WITH AFP STORY by Lucie AUBOURG, "America's national parks are losing their identity to climate change"
National Park Service Geologist Erin Argyilan poses at Indiana Dunes National Park on November 2, 2023. At Indiana Dunes National Park, beaches are submerged, and the namesake dunes are collapsing. While the situation was once manageable, climate change "is changing the game completely," Argyilan says. "Our goal is to minimize the impact as much as possible," says Argyilan, while acknowledging that beach nourishment amounts to a "bandaid." (Photo by Lucie AUBOURG / AFP)