what were the biggest surprises from the yellowstone fires of 1988
The cast of Yellowstone and the Fires of 1988 - 1988 includes: Bernard Kates as Narrator
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fires, particularly the Yellowstone Natl Park fire.
They were growing according to a science text book
If you're referring to the great fire of 1988, all seven of the fires that eventually merged into one fire came from lightning.
At least twenty fires took place within the Yellowstone area in the summer of 1988, most went out on their own. Fire supression began on July 15, but it was not until September 11 that cold weather and snow began to truly extinguish all of them. They were officially declared completely out on November 18.
yes, do you think its still burning? of course.
Fires are a natural part of Yellowstone ecosystem, with out fire some trees wouldn't be able to reproduce.
During the summer of 1988, about 250 separate fires broke out in the greater Yellowstone eco-system. Most burned themselves out without causing noticeable damage. Seven fires became much larger than the others, and caused 95% of the nearly 800,000 acres of damage that summer. The largest, named the Shoshone Fire, was first noted on June 23, but it remained a minor event until about July 20. Fire suppression after late July cost $120 million but did almost nothing to even delay the spread of the fires. Snowfall on September 11 finally ended the major damage, although the fires were still smouldering into November.
There have been fires in Yellowstone -- indeed, throughout all of nature -- for thousands and millions of years prior to 1988. Animals that adapted a fire survival strategy survive this VERY common occurence, just like the survival of those animals that adapt to drought or to predators. For the most part, the large mammals in Yellowstone simply walked to the 80% of the Yellowstone eco-system that went unburned. When, within a few years, the burned out areas began to regrow (as they have for tens of millions of years), the animals enjoyed an incredible bounty of new plants to eat.
At least twenty fires took place within the Yellowstone area in the summer of 1988, most went out on their own. Fire supression began on July 15, but it was not until September 11 that cold weather and snow began to truly extinguish all of them. They were officially declared completely out on November 18.