Transcript Yellow stone national park

Yellowstone National Park
By Will
How global warming is affecting the environment
In Yellowstone global warming is affecting the wild life in the park
greatly. The salamanders and frogs in the park are decreasing
because of global warming. The ponds are drying up and amphibians
have trouble finding other places to live. There used to be 43-46 ponds
containing amphibian populations but now out of the 31-38 ponds
researchers could visit, only 21 ponds contained amphibian
populations. The park is being affected greatly by the recklessness of
humans.
How Yellowstone was formed/
when it became a national park
Yellowstone became a national park established by Congress. On
March 1, 1872 President Ulysses S. Grant signed the document that
made Yellowstone a national park. It is located in Wyoming and goes
partly into Idaho and Montana. It was the first national park in the
world. The park was created by the moving of tectonic plates which
create lava flows and creates new land. The volcanoes are responsible
for the parks geothermal features. There are over 10,000 geothermal
features in the park. It contains the most famous geyser in the world,
Old Faithful.
How the land in the park is changing
The land is changing in Yellowstone very much. In the center of
Yellowstone there is a caldera. This caldera was formed by a volcanic
eruption which happened millions of years ago. The land continues to rise
and fall due to magma moving in the lithosphere. This is changing the land
in Yellowstone.
Rocks/Landforms
Geyserite is formed wherever relatively alkaline springs are found.
Travertine is an other type of rock in Yellowstone. It is rare in Yellowstone
but it makes up mammoth hot springs terraces. The Yellowstone caldera is
a volcanic caldera. It is what is left of a super volcano in Yellowstone. It
measures 34 miles by 44 miles. Two eruptions have happened in the past
two million years
MAP
How technology is used to preserve the park
There are many things occurring to “green Yellowstone”.
26 projects are in place to achieve the following goals by 2016:
• reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30%
• reduce electricity consumption by 15%
• reduce fossil fuel consumption by 18%
• reduce water consumption by 15%
• divert 100% of solid waste from landfills
Park managers are inserting alternative power sources such as hydro
electric power and solar power. Also they are using low roll resistance tires
so they can reduce fuel emissions. That is how technology is used to
preserve the park.
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