National park entrances could be closed up to a week and some may not reopen all summer after record rains caused flooding
, but extends to parts of Montana – such Park county, which includes Gardiner and Cooke City – that were badly affected. While individual extreme weather events can rarely be linked directly to the climate crisis, they are increasing in severity and frequency in the US and across the world as the planet warms due to human activities.
Zachary Hoylman, Montana’s assistant state climatologist, said: “The flows in Yellowstone were the largest recorded by a very large margin.” Park county residents were told their water may not be safe to drink. State and local officials in both Wyoming and Montana told the residents and tourists in the affected area to shelter in place.
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