Indigenous tribes are at the forefront of climate change planning in the U.S.

Type
Literature
Publication
Sadasivam, Naveena. “Indigenous Tribes Are at the Forefront of Climate Change Planning in the U.S.” Grist, 4 Feb. 2020, https://grist.org/climate/indigenous-tribes-are-at-the-forefront-of-climate-change-planning-in-the-u-s/.
Year Published
2020
Organization
Grist
Description

"Temperatures in Idaho’s Columbia, Snake, and Salmon rivers were so warm in 2015 that they cooked millions of salmon and steelhead to death. As climate change leads to consistently warmer temperatures and lower river flows, researchers expect that fish kills like this will become much more common. Tribal members living on the Nez Perce reservation are preparing for this new normal."