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Flash floods wreak havoc in US south-west – but are no salve for drought

Climate experts warn temporary increases in water levels will not mitigate a crisis that has been years in the making

The Guardian - US

Hiker missing after flash flood at Zion National Park

An Arizona woman hiking in Utah’s Zion National Park has gone missing after a flash flood swept through the area, officials said Saturday.

Tribune News Service

Flood-damaged Death Valley will reopen popular sites to the public

Death Valley was hit on Aug. 5 by historic downpours that caused millions of dollars in damage to roads and facilities. Officials cautioned visitors to expect delays and continuing road closures.

WEKU

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Commentary: Why banning hikes to the world’s tallest tree will never work

The National Park Service is trying to preserve the world’s tallest tree by banning hikes to it. But this approach will never completely work since the location of the 380-foot redwood is an open secret. Instagrammers and the Guinness Book of World Records have made sure of that.

Los Angeles Times

Here’s where FBI agents searched for classified documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago

Agents with the FBI had a warrant to search any rooms at Mar-a-Lago used by the club’s owner, former president Donald Trump, or his staff, according to court documents unsealed Friday afternoon.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

The highest, lowest, deepest, darkest, quietest places in Colorado

No doubt you’ve heard the phrase “Colorado Above All.” That’s because we were the highest state in elevation long before cannabis was legalized.

The Denver Post

More human remains found at Lake Mead as drought shrinks water levels

It's the 4th time since May that human remains have been found at the nation's largest reservoir by volume.

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Destructive rain in Death Valley and flooded Vegas casinos mark a summer of extreme weather

Photographer John Sirlin was in a canyon in the northeast part of Death Valley National Park late Thursday to shoot lightning in an expected thunderstorm.

Los Angeles Times

Visitors caught near world’s largest tree in California now face prison sentence and $5,000 fine

If caught, visitors to the world’s tallest tree can now face a fine of $5000 and jail time of six months

The Independent UK

Historic American Fort That Never Surrendered To The British Conquered – By Swarm Of Honey Bees

This historic fort that never surrendered to the British during America’s War of Independence has been overrun – by a swarm of honey bees.

Zenger

More human remains, third set since early May, found at Lake Mead

LOS ANGELES — Human remains were found and recovered Monday at a beach on Lake Mead, the National Park Service said.

Los Angeles Times

Mountain lion hit, killed on freeway in LA

LOS ANGELES — A mountain lion was struck and killed on the 101 Freeway in the Santa Monica Mountains early Wednesday morning, less than a week after another was killed in the same area.

Los Angeles Times

Travel groups ask National Park Service to streamline its reservation process

A massive group of travel industry organizations is asking the United States Department of the Interior and National Park Service to consider reforming the current visitor reservation systems at national parks.

Tribune News Service

As drought shrivels Lake Powell, millions face power crisis

With water levels falling ‘lower than thought possible’ at Glen Canyon dam, energy production could halt as soon as July 2023

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The Independent UK

Hawaii national park gets land where ancient villages stood

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island has been given new land in a deal that will protect and manage an ocean bay area that is home to endangered and endemic species and to culturally significant Native Hawaiian artifacts

Axios

Yosemite crews rush to protect sequoias as uncontained wildfire swells to over 2,000 acres

The fire that's triggered air quality alerts and evacuation orders grew five-fold over the weekend.

Chicago Sun-Times

Is Chicago Vocational HS headed for the National Register of Historic Places?

This is good news that we hope leads to a full-on effort to preserve the historic school — and rebuild its curriculum also.

The Independent UK

Second person gored by bison at Yellowstone national park in span of three days

Three people have been gored by bison in 2022, says National Park Service

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Evening Standard

Woman, 71, attacked by bison at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming

Her injuries are non-life threatening

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Yellowstone visitor gored by bison in ‘inadvertent’ encounter

An elderly woman was gored by a bull bison in what was the third goring this season at Yellowstone National Park and second in three days.

WEKU

The National Park Service expands its African-American history sites

The National Park Service is trying to include more Black history into the story of America. Some of the proposed sites are painful, others are controversial.

WEKU

The Smithsonian selects four possible sites for new museums for women and Latinos

The National Women's History Museum and the National Museum of the American Latino were authorized by Congress in 2020.

The Independent UK

Stonewall visitor center will be dedicated to LGBTQ history

A visitor center dedicated to telling the story of LGBTQ rights movement will open next door to the Stonewall Inn

WEKU

If you can't get in to Yellowstone, here are some ways to salvage your trip

Yellowstone is working to fully reopen, but there are new entry restrictions and many could be turned away at the gates. Here are some other vacation options nearby that are worth your while.

Los Angeles Times

Mountain lion P-54 is killed by vehicle four years after her mother died on the same road

LOS ANGELES — A mountain lion was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday in the Santa Monica Mountains, not far from where her mother was killed in a 2018 crash, the National Park Service said.

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