"Now we see fires of that scale every year, just constantly," Kodas said. In 1988 one third of Yellowstone park, almost 800,000 acres, was scorched.

The massive fires that burned a third of Yellowstone National Park in 1988 captured national headlines, introducing many across the country to the destructive potential of large wildfires in the ...

A pileated woodpecker is seen enjoying the spring sunshine in this April 2024 file photo. McLaren says woodpeckers often thrive after wildfires by feasting on the cambium of the forest wood.

In the parched summer of 1988, wildfires ripped through more than one-third of Yellowstone National Park during the most severe fire year in park history. Approximately 1.2 million acres scorched by ...

As a director, Gray seems sincere in trying to bring back the standard western formula, both in this movie and his previous feature, Murder at Yellowstone City (unreleased theatrically in the U.S.).

Yellowstone visitors watched in horror as a bison fell into the Grand Prismatic Spring, struggling to escape the boiling water in a tragic wildlife event.

In 1988, multiple fires swept through Yellowstone National Park, burning around 1.2 million acres. The flames were scary, but they helped people understand how fire is a natural part of keeping ...

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - In a spot severely burned by the 1988 North Fork fire, a National Park Service interpretive sign notes that the area surrounding the boardwalk may be a meadow for decades.

Yellowstone National Park's 1988 wildfires made international headlines after nearly one-third of the park was consumed by flames.

Smoke from Saskatchewan's wildfires may have largely dissipated for now, but researchers say the effects on people's health can linger. Sarah Henderson, director of environmental health services with ...

A firefighter is seen helping a young deer in Oregon as workers contain the Rowena Fire. Rowena Fire 2025 A baby deer fleeing a wildfire dashed toward firefighters in Oregon, deputies said.