Tourists Are Ruining Yellowstone

Just a year ago, a climate assessment report several years in the making was released, warning that the future of Yellowstone was threatened by climate change. The move to a warmer, drier climate would threaten Yellowstone’s wildlife and lead to more extreme weather events, the report said. Then, this June, a “one-in-a-thousand-years” flood shut down the park at the beginning of its peak tourist season. So how is Yellowstone preparing for the future of climate change, as it’s seriously beginning to feel its effects? How can the demands of a busy and growing tourist economy around Yellowstone be aligned with the need to build back a more climate-resilient park? Yellowstone and Warming: An Iconic Park Faces Startling Changes -https://bit.ly/3dNpcKa Help keep VICE News’ fearless reporting free for millions by making a one-time or ongoing contribution here. - https://bit.ly/3oRyDu8 Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: https://bit.ly/2HR9kGq Follow VICE News here: TikTok: https://bit.ly/3yIIbvH Facebook: https://bit.ly/36oafb0 Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Instagram: https://bit.ly/2VvVaxT More videos from the VICE network: https://bit.ly/3fWNVrZ Follow VICE World News here: TikTok: https://bit.ly/3q0n04f Facebook: https://bit.ly/3cAK6vk Twitter: https://twitter.com/VICEWorldNews Instagram: https://bit.ly/3cCOr13 #VICENews #News #yellowstone