A first-of-its-kind study found that less tree coverage could mean more potential for avalanches to start and longer slide paths.
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A first-of-its-kind study found that less tree coverage could mean more potential for avalanches to start and longer slide paths.
But It’s Easier Said Than Done.
Wildfires and drought are hitting the Mountain West especially hard this year. But fires don’t just burn in forests, so researchers are looking at solutions to keep grassland fires in check.
Another record-breaking year of wildfires across the American West means more cities are bracing for impacts to their drinking water supplies. The “consistently clean, clear water” residents have enjoyed is changing.
Record-breaking wildfires are burning through the American West. As firefighters address their immediate effects, nearby residents are grappling with the lasting repercussions.
After the massive 1988 fires were extinguished, plenty of thorny questions remained: What did those fires mean for the park’s near-pristine rivers and lakes? And what is their legacy?
Columbia University Researcher Winslow Hansen has long been intrigued by the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. He grew up in Bozeman, Montana, and his...
Authorities are planning to lift evacuations this evening on the roughly 30 homes in the Saddle Butte subdivision that were threatened by the Saddle...
On Sunday people sauntering through downtown Jackson became the gripped spectators of a wildfire scorching East Gros Ventre Butte. Labor Day weekend...