Permanent fixes from Yellowstone floods could take 3-5 years
2 years, 5 months ago

Permanent fixes from Yellowstone floods could take 3-5 years

Associated Press  

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — It could take three to five years to replace roads damaged by flooding last month in Yellowstone National Park, but temporary fixes are expected to be in place within months, park Superintendent Cam Sholly said Friday. The town is a gateway to Yellowstone and dependent on its tourism, but was cut off when the road into the park washed out in flooding that began June 12. A temporary road from Gardiner to the park headquarters in Mammoth Hot Springs has been built for essential travel and some guided tours. A similar temporary fix is planned for washed out roadway at the park’s northeast gate near Cooke City, Mont.

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Yellowstone floods reveal forecasting flaws in warming world
2 years, 5 months ago

Yellowstone floods reveal forecasting flaws in warming world

Associated Press  

— The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the morning of June 12 seemed fairly tame: warmer temperatures and rain showers would accelerate mountain snow melt and could produce “minor flooding.” A National Weather Service bulletin recommended moving livestock from low-lying areas but made no mention of danger to people. We literally were flying blind not even knowing what the …

Yellowstone National Park May Take Years To Recover From Floods, Costing Billions
2 years, 6 months ago

Yellowstone National Park May Take Years To Recover From Floods, Costing Billions

News 18  

Created in 1872 as the United States was recovering from the Civil War, Yellowstone was the first of the national parks that came to be referred to as America’s best idea. “I don’t think it’s going to be smart to invest potentially, you know, tens of millions of dollars, or however much it is, into repairing a road that may …

Yellowstone National Park partially reopens after rare floods
2 years, 6 months ago

Yellowstone National Park partially reopens after rare floods

Al Jazeera  

The park’s south loop, which is open, has areas under construction and includes areas affected by floods. The Yellowstone National Park, the United States’s first national park, has partially reopened, after record flooding and rockslides following a burst of heavy rains forced the park to close for the first time in 34 years. ⚠️6/18 UPDATE⚠️ Yellowstone's south loop will reopen …

Yellowstone National Park to partly reopen after major floods
2 years, 6 months ago

Yellowstone National Park to partly reopen after major floods

Al Jazeera  

Park officials say they will use $50m in United States federal highway money to speed up road and bridge repairs. “That would get 75 to 80 percent of the park back to working,” National Park Service Director Charles “Chuck” Sams said Sunday during a visit to Yellowstone to gauge the flood’s effects. Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly said that the park …

Outside Yellowstone, flooded towns struggle to recover
2 years, 6 months ago

Outside Yellowstone, flooded towns struggle to recover

Associated Press  

— With Yellowstone National Park pushing to reopen to tourists more quickly than anticipated after record floods pounded southern Montana, some of those hardest hit in the disaster live far from the famous park’s limelight and are leaning heavily on one another to pull their lives out of the mud. Park officials said Sunday that they hope to have most …

AP PHOTOS: Nature’s forces on display in Yellowstone flood
2 years, 6 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Nature’s forces on display in Yellowstone flood

Associated Press  

Some of the forces of nature that helped shape Yellowstone National Park into one of America’s most beloved landscapes unleashed a frightening flood this week as warm rains combined with a rapidly melting snowpack to overwhelm waterways. Damage came into sharp view from above where a flight by helicopter showed huge sections of roadway inside the park’s north entrance that …

Yellowstone flooding forces 10,000 to leave national park
2 years, 6 months ago

Yellowstone flooding forces 10,000 to leave national park

Associated Press  

— More than 10,000 visitors were ordered out of Yellowstone as unprecedented flooding tore through the northern half of the nation’s oldest national park, washing out bridges and roads and sweeping an employee bunkhouse miles downstream, officials said Tuesday. Yellowstone National Park, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, could remain closed as long as a week, and northern entrances …

This week’s floods have ‘dramatically changed’ Yellowstone’s landscape, perhaps forever
2 years, 6 months ago

This week’s floods have ‘dramatically changed’ Yellowstone’s landscape, perhaps forever

LA Times  

Floodwaters that rushed through Yellowstone National Park and surrounding communities earlier this week moved through Montana’s largest city on Wednesday, flooding farms and ranches and forcing the shutdown of its water treatment plant. The historic floodwaters raged through the nation’s oldest national park earlier this week and may have forever altered the human footprint on Yellowstone’s terrain and the communities …

Photos: Floods batter, close Yellowstone National Park in US
2 years, 6 months ago

Photos: Floods batter, close Yellowstone National Park in US

Al Jazeera  

The forces of fire and ice shaped Yellowstone National Park over thousands of years. “A little bit ironic that this spectacular landscape was created by violent geologic and hydrologic events, and it’s just not very handy when it happens while we’re all here settled on it.” The unprecedented flooding drove more than 10,000 visitors out of the nation’s oldest national …

Yellowstone floods wipe out roads, bridges, strand visitors
2 years, 6 months ago

Yellowstone floods wipe out roads, bridges, strand visitors

Associated Press  

— Massive floodwaters ravaged Yellowstone National Park and nearby communities Monday, washing out roads and bridges, cutting off electricity and forcing visitors to evacuate parts of the iconic park at the height of summer tourist season. National Park Service photos of northern Yellowstone showed a landslide, a bridge washed out over a creek, and roads badly undercut by churning floodwaters …

Yellowstone Floods Wipe Out Roads, Bridges, Strand Visitors
2 years, 6 months ago

Yellowstone Floods Wipe Out Roads, Bridges, Strand Visitors

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING HELENA, Mont. — Massive floodwaters ravaged Yellowstone National Park and nearby communities Monday, washing out roads and bridges, cutting off electricity and forcing visitors to evacuate parts of the iconic park at the height of summer tourist season. National Park Service photos of northern Yellowstone showed a landslide, a bridge washed out over a creek, and roads …

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