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Yellowstone is losing its snow as the climate warms, and that means widespread problems for water and wildlife

  • Written by Bryan Shuman, Professor of Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology, University of Wyoming
imageSnow melts near the Continental Divide in the Bridger Wilderness Area in Wyoming, part of the Greater Yellowstone Area.Bryan Shuman/University of Wyoming, CC BY-ND

When you picture Yellowstone National Park and its neighbor, Grand Teton, the snowcapped peaks and Old Faithful Geyser almost certainly come to mind. Climate change threatens all of...

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