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  Yellowstone-based wolves faring much better this hunting season

Yellowstone Lake Water Levels Can Tell Us More than You Might Think A relatively simple measurement—lake level—has yielded big dividends in Yellowstone. By tracking the level of Yellowstone Lake over time, it is possible to understand more about a range of subjects, from the hydrology of stream flow to the physical properties of the magma reservoir beneath Yellowstone Caldera! Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Scott K. Johnson, Science Communication Associate the EarthScope Consortium. The strongest Yellowstone Lake seiche wave (primary mode) has a 78-minute period, but other weaker seiche waves are also present simultaneously. The importance of tide gauges is apparent to anyone who has lived near a coastline, but there are a host of reasons to measure the water level of inland water bodies, too. Sometimes that’s to monitor water cycle trends, like...

The Grand Story of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is a natural wonder that almost defies description.  The reaction of explorer Charles Cook when he first viewed the canyon in 1869 seems appropriate: “ I sat there in amazement, while my companions came up, and after that, it seemed to me that it was five minutes before anyone spoke. ” Sources/Usage: Public Domain. Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, photographed during a helicopter flyover on August 19, 2019. Stretching from the  Lower Falls to the Tower Falls area , the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is about 28 km (17 miles) long, 250–350 meters (8...

  Officials Recovered Poems and Cash But Mystery Remains About Man Whose Foot Was Found in Yellowstone Hot Pool

2,500 earthquakes, 26 swarms. 11 Steamboat Geyser eruptions. Here’s Yellowstone’s year in a glance

13 bison die after being struck by vehicles near Yellowstone National Park

  Nez Perce hunter grazed by stray bullet in Gardiner

  Traffic related incidents remain the most common cause of injury or death in Yellowstone

  Person snowshoeing in Yellowstone National Park helped out after reporting chest pain and shortness of breath

New research shows humans impact wolf packs in national parks

Is Yellowstone’s ‘Zone Of Death’ The Ideal Place To Get Away With Murder?

  Where to Eat in West Yellowstone – A Comprehensive Guide

Is Montana really great for hiking? The poll says . . .  

A Christmas (misinformation) story:  Yellowstone edition Misinformation and misconceptions about Yellowstone are nothing new.  This past Christmas saw a particularly challenging episode of misinformation that caused widespread and needless concern—especially because there are many places on-line to find scientific information about Yellowstone’s current activity. Yellowstone  Caldera  Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and Scientist-in-Charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles directed and narrated a live radio adaptation of the H.G. Wells novel  The War of the Worlds .  The incident is famous for supposedly having incited a panic that the events being described were really happening.  Some people apparently thought that Martians were invading Eart...

Yellowstone revealed: Call of the wildlife

  Yellowstone Revealed: Flooding parallels from 2004 and 2022

'Honest, hardworking, humble': Yellowstone National Park's lead wolf biologist retires after 28 years

  Several Have Died at Yellowstone National Park While “Hot Potting” — Here's What That Means

A green Yellowstone keeps the local economies in the black