Tag Archives: Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone Supervolcano Much Larger Than Previously Thought

Yellowstone Plume

Yellowstone Plume

Researchers at the University of Utah say the most detailed seismic images yet published of the plumbing that feeds the Yellowstone National Park supervolcano is much different than previously thought, showing a plume of hot and molten rock rising at an angle from the northwest at a depth of at least 410 miles, contradicting claims that there is no deep plume, only shallow hot rock moving like slowly boiling soup.

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Snow Makes for a Wonderful Winter Opening

Antelope Fire

Yellowstone snowcoach

Mother Nature came to the rescue and blanketed parts of Yellowstone National Park with almost two feet of new snow, clearing the way for Park personnel to officially open the Park for the winter season today.

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Lack of snow threatens Yellowstone winter-season opening

Cross-Country Skier

Yellowstone Cross-Country SkiierThe lack of snow on the western side of Yellowstone National Park has officials scrambling to come up with a game plan for transporting visitors within the Park when the winter season opens Tuesday.

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White Pines Heavily Impacted by Beetles: NRDC

Yellowstone Grizzly

Yellowstone National Park Grizzly.

Damage among Yellowstone National Park's crucial white-pine trees is higher than anticipated, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), as beetles wreak havoc on this crucial source of food for the region's grizzlies.

 

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Yellowstone Wants Share of Research Proceeds

Castle Geyser in winter

Castle Geyser in winter

A new policy proposed by the National Park Service would require firms basing commercial products on research conducted in Yellowstone National Park to share the wealth.

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Feds: Grizzlies in More Danger After Delisting

Yellowstone Grizzly

Yellowstone Grizzly

Federal officials are making a surprising argument in opposing the addition of Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears from the Endangered Species List: They say putting the grizzlies back on the list gives them less protection under the law.

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Things Back to Normal Before Yellowstone Season Ends

Yellowstone thermal basin

Yellowstone thermal basin

With the Arnica Fire a memory and the Grand Loop Road reopened to daily traffic, a normal end of the season looms for October in Yellowstone National Park.

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Yellowstone Visitors 3 Million Strong in ’09

Yellowstone National Park

It's been a record-setting year when it comes to visitors to Yellowstone National Park, and by the time you read this another big record may have set, as more than 3 million visitors have already passed through the Park gates so far this year.

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Fire Forces Closure of Grand Loop Road Overnight

Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstine Entrance Sign The Arnica Fire in Yellowstone National Park, now impacting 8,300 acres, keeps expanding and forced the closure of the Grand Loop Road between the junction at Fishing Bridge and West Thumb overnight.

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Grizzlies Back on Endangered List

Yellowstone Grizzly

Yellowstone Grizzly Bear

Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem should immediately be placed back on the Endangered Species List, as a federal judge rules the Bush Administration had no business removing the bears from protected status.

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