Escalante Canyon, Utah usa

Escalante Canyon, Utah usaEscalante Canyon, Utah, is a maze of sandstone cliffs, ancient riverbeds and desert flora. Its remote beauty hides a stark reality: rising temperatures and prolonged drought are reshaping this fragile ecosystem. The Colorado River system, which carves through these landscapes, is running lowa symptom of a warming planet. Wild Gift has led 3 treks through the canyons of Escalante. 37. 78210 N, 111. 55944 W Image credit and data processing: Atlas of

the river’s natural flow was throttled

but it also disrupted local communities

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which carves through these landscapes

Data Source: 3DEP

rises sharply above the surrounding wilderness

Warmer temperatures are shrinking snowpacks that feed rivers below

Data Source: Sentinel-2

The Colorado River system

Over 80 Wild Gift community members have trekked over the White Cloud Mountain range since 2004

is a maze of sandstone cliffs

transforming cities like New Orleans and St