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Grand Canyon blaze shows how managing a fire can go suddenly sideways
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. land managers are racing the clock as hotter, drier weather raises the risk of wildfires in the ...
A Meteor Impact May Have Caused a Giant Landslide in the Grand Canyon
A new study suggests ancient wood floated into a cave far above the Colorado River when a meteorite-induced earthquake ...
Trump plan for states to oversee national parks could lead to more Grand Canyon damage
A new report has calculated that making national parks the responsibility of states would raise costs, cut revenue and reduce ...
A wildfire that destroyed historic Grand Canyon Lodge spread after being allowed to burn for days
A wildfire that destroyed a historic Grand Canyon lodge is continuing to spread out of control after it had been allowed to ...
Warning Issued to Grand Canyon Tourists
The NWS warning was in effect for regions of the Grand Canyon below 4,000 feet elevation. Temperatures were forecast to ...
Grand Canyon fire already dwarfs most wildfires that have burned national parks
The fire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon started from a lightning strike but was managed as a controlled burn until it ...
The Grand Canyon Lodge was an elusive getaway for nearly a century. Now it’s gone
The Grand Canyon Lodge in far northern Arizona that was an elusive getaway for nearly a century has been destroyed by a ...
What's fueling fires near the Grand Canyon? Vegetation is varied, from pines to grass
Wildfires can burn and spread differently depending on what vegetation they burn. The two fires in northern Arizona have ...
Grand Canyon Lodge burned to the ground. Here's what those on the frontlines saw
"We were just short on resources, didn't have enough people, enough aircraft to get there and, you know, effectively fight the fire," said Stanley in a phone interview, speaking of his first night ...