The flooding in Yellowstone reveals forecast flaws as climate warms

Photo caption: A house sits in Rock Creek after floodwaters washed away a road and a bridge in Red Lodge, Mont., on June 15, 2022. Photo credit: David Goldman / AP. Article by Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson, The Associated Press. NPR – July 7, 2022.

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the morning of June 12 seemed fairly tame: warmer temperatures and rain showers would accelerate mountain snow melt and could produce “minor flooding.” A National Weather Service bulletin recommended moving livestock from low-lying areas but made no mention of danger to people. […]

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