Only portions of the park that can be accessed along its ‘southern loop’ of roads will be opened initially and access to the park’s scenic backcountry will be for day hikers only.
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Towns near Yellowstone fear impact of lost tourism season
That draining of visitors has become a major concern for businesses in towns such as Gardiner and Red Lodge that lead to Yellowstone’s northern entrances and rely on tourists passing through.
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Floods leave Yellowstone landscape ‘dramatically changed’
In just days, heavy rain and rapid snowmelt caused a dramatic flood that may forever alter the human footprint on the park’s terrain and the communities that have grown around it.
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Yellowstone flooding prompts 10,000 to flee national park
Superintendent Cam Sholly said the visitors were asked to leave after roads and bridges washed out and power was knocked out from heavy rains and snow melt.
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Miles from the sea, a Portland neighborhood finds itself in a new flood zone
Updated and more accurate federal maps put a cluster of homes near Capisic Brook in a zone that faces once-in-a-century risks.
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The price of living near the shore is already high. Insurance is about to go through the roof.
Plus, like the climate threat, the cost increase for flood insurance will reach far beyond the coast, to inland states where waterways overflow during heavy rains.
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After Northeast flooding, insurance problems swamp residents
Flood damage is not covered by homeowners or renters insurance policies, and most of those affected lived in areas outside of coastal floodplains, making flood insurance an afterthought.
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Rescuers race to prevent more deaths from European floods
In Germany and Belgium, the number of dead surpasses 125 and the search goes on for hundreds of missing people.
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Record rains cause flash flooding in Tennessee; 4 dead
Precipitation has stopped, but flood warnings are in place for the next couple of days as rivers and creeks continue to rise.
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Officials predict normal to below-normal spring flooding
The Maine River Flow Advisory Commission meets virtually Thursday to discuss ice conditions and possibility of drought this spring.