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Death Valley Flooding: 1,000-Year Event

A three-hour rainstorm that dumped nearly 1.5 inches of rain on Death Valley National Park, causing widespread flooding that tore up roads, blew out water systems, and shut down the park, has been classified as a 1,000-year event by the National Weather Service.

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By NPT Staff - August 7th, 2022 4:12pm

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Repairing The Parks In The Age Of Climate Change

Climate-change driven events are proving costly for the National Park Service, as impacts from drought, flooding, and landslides in just the past year are expected to cost nearly $2 billion to address, and that comes on top of hundreds of millions of dollars the agency unexpectedly needed from Congress in the past decade to address other weather-related impacts.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 29th, 2024 3:37pm

Assessment Of Flood Damage At Death Valley National Park Underway

As Saturday dawned over Death Valley National Park the impacts of flooding the day before could be seen in most directions: extensive debris flows of mud and gravel, undercut roads with asphalt damage, broken water lines. Overhead, aircraft searched for any stranded vehicles in remote areas of the 3.4-million-acre park, while down below law enforcement provided escorts for visitors who were leaving the park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 6th, 2022 1:13pm

UPDATE | Flooding Leads To Closure Of Death Valley National Park

Heavy rainstorms Friday that dumped nearly a year's worth of precipitation on Death Valley National Park sent floodwaters across the park, damaging dozens of cars, closing roads with rubble, and trapping roughly 1,000 visitors and staff inside the park. No injuries were reported.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 6th, 2022 12:27pm

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Short On Water, Grand Canyon National Park Implements Conservation Measures

Problems with filling water storage tanks prompted Grand Canyon National Park on Friday to implement mandatory water conservation measures on the park's South Rim.

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By Compiled From N... - August 5th, 2022 4:09pm

Yosemite's Mariposa Grove Of Sequoias Is Open Again

After being closed to the public for nearly a month due to a wildfire, the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park is once again open to the public.

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By NPT Staff - August 5th, 2022 2:23pm

Mojave National Preserve Still Reeling From Monsoonal Damage

All paved roads into Mojave National Preserve in California remain closed because of damage caused by flash floods on July 31 and August 1, the park announced Friday. Preserve roads sustained widespread water damage, including washouts and undercutting.

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By NPT Staff - August 5th, 2022 3:09pm

Work Continues To Reconnect Gardiner, Cooke City To Yellowstone National Park

Work is progressing to reconnect Yellowstone National Park to Gardiner and Cooke City/Silver Gate in Montana, the three communities that were the most impacted by devastating flooding in June that shredded the roads linking those towns to the park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 3rd, 2022 12:51pm

Waterton Lakes Gets Belated Ceremonial Opening

A ceremonial opening for the Waterton Lakes National Park visitor drew Káínai Nation Chief Roy Fox and Parks Canada President/CEO Ron Hallman.

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By NPT Staff - August 3rd, 2022 2:45am

Scotts Bluff National Monument: Portal To The West

William Henry Jackson's short life as a bullwhacker quickly convinced him that that was not the career for him.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 1st, 2024 1:24am

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