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MSNBC: Large fires in Yellowstone National Park could dramatically increase by mid-century due to climate change, which could create a very different park than the one people know today, a new study suggests.
An increase in the number of severe fires in and around Yellowstone National Park would not destroy the popular park, the study authors say, but it could reduce the park's conifer-dominated mature forests (pines and firs) to younger stands and more open vegetation.
"Large, severe fires are normal......
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Warmer Climate Could Spark More Severe Yellowstone Fires
Posted by MSNBC: None Given on July 25th, 2011
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