Summer Rains Threaten Burn Scar Areas and Pose Flash Flood Threat, Be Prepared and Consider Buying Flood Insurance
Summer Rains Threaten Burn Scar Areas and Pose Flash Flood Threat, Be Prepared and Consider Buying Flood Insurance DENVER – Recent years have brought many wildfires to the West. Beyond the damage caused and the challenges in battling them, fires often leave a hidden legacy – flash floods and mudflows. Wildfires leave the ground charred and in diminished capacity to absorb water. This creates a flash flooding potential for years to come, even in areas that rarely experienced flooding in the past. Sometimes these flash floods can pick up ash and large debris, that are highly destructive. It's important to
A tour of Norris Geyser Basin’s backcountry thermal areas
Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week’s contribution is from Lauren Harrison, assistant professor in the Warner College of Natural Resources at Colorado State University. 100 Spring Plain in Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park. The area is frequently flooded and impassable. Photo taken by Lauren Harrison in August 2018. Cinder Pool. Elk Pool. Hydrophane Springs. The Reservoir. These are all thermal features in the backcountry of the dynamic and ever-changing Norris Geyser Basin. Norris Geyser Basin is one of the only major thermal basins located outside of Yellowstone Caldera (it