Tag Archives: Wyoming
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“Once in decade” wind storm wrecks havoc across western U.S.

by on 02. Dec, 2011 in Uncategorized

Several overturned semis on a Utah highway. Hundreds of thousands without power in California. A wind gust reaching 123-mph in Colorado.The powerful winds that tore across Western states Thursday created a path destruction that closed schools, left neighborhoods with a snarl of downed trees and power lines, and prompted some communities to declare emergencies. The [...]

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Clearing forest killed by beetles costing $3,500/acre

by on 29. Oct, 2010 in Uncategorized

Pine beetles have also ravaged another 17.5 million acres in the western United States and have a stranglehold on massive chunks of forests in British Columbia. While bark beetles have long been part of the natural ecosystem cycle, their current numbers are overwhelming, said Joseph Duda, forest management supervisor for the Colorado State Forest Service. [...]

Elk migration dropping in Wyoming as climate warms

Elk migration dropping in Wyoming as climate warms

by on 23. Jun, 2010 in Uncategorized

Science News Warming temperatures could help explain why migration isn’t such a hot idea anymore for some elk living in and around Yellowstone National Park. Migration supposedly lets animals follow the best food of the season, Middleton said. But the migratory elk are dwindling in number, while the stay-behind part of the herd grows. Migration [...]