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What to know about the Grand Canyon as wildfires burn, claiming a historic lodge

Millions of people visit the Grand Canyon each year

The Independent UK

When Was The Grand Canyon Lodge Built? Historic Landmark Burnt Down By Dragon Bravo Wildfire

The Grand Canyon Lodge was engulfed in flames because of the Dragon Bravo Wildfire. Authorities are now using an aggressive full suppression strategy to control the fire.

International Business Times UK

Wildfire along Grand Canyon's North Rim destroys historic lodge and is spreading rapidly

A wildfire along the Grand Canyon's North Rim grew rapidly over the weekend and destroyed a historic lodge and visitors center

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Grand Canyon Dragon wildfire burns down historic lodge and triggers toxic gas leak

Firefighters are battling a lightning-caused wildfire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Dragon Bravo Fire has burned down the Grand Canyon Lodge and triggered a chlorine gas leak.

LiveScience

Grand Canyon Lodge destroyed in wildfire: What happened, what’s the latest?

Buildings at the historic lodge on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon are among dozens destroyed.

Al Jazeera

Tourists, Residents Evacuated From Grand Canyon Due To Wildfires

Fast-spreading wildfires have forced the evacuation of part of the Grand Canyon, with the US National Park Service ordering visitors and residents away from its northern rim.

International Business Times

Fatal heat? Man dies trekking in Grand Canyon as authorities warn of "extremely hazardous conditions for hikers"

After a 67-year-old hiker dies in the Grand Canyon, authorities warns of heat-related illness due to daytime temperatures in excess of 120°F

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Hiker dies in Grand Canyon as park warns of dangerous temperatures

The National Parks Service warns daytime temperatures at the Grand Canyon can top 120°F, ‘significantly increasing the risk of heat-related illness’

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Hells Canyon caves reveal unexpected finding about America's deepest gorge

About 2,000 feet deeper than the Grand Canyon, Hells Canyon was rapidly carved when a lake spilled over about 2.1 million years ago, new research estimates.

LiveScience

Trump wants to ramp up US mineral production. Could the iconic Grand Canyon be a target?

The Trump administration is calling for prioritizing mineral production on federal lands. Tribes and environmental groups fear what that could mean

The Independent UK

Moon Grand Canyon carved out in less than 10 minutes by bullet-fast space rocks

Space rocks travelling as fast as a bullet carved out 2.6km trench in lunar surface

The Independent UK

Bullet-fast moon rocks carved 2 lunar gorges deeper than the Grand Canyon

The lunar canyons Vallis Schrödinger and Vallis Planck are extraordinarily deep, and scientists now know the valleys were carved by bullet-fast moon rocks.

Space

Shipments of uranium ore can resume under agreement reached with the Navajo Nation

The Navajo Nation has reached a settlement with a mining company that clears the way for transportation of uranium ore across the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. The agreement announced Wednesday settles a dispute over trucking ore from a mining operation just south of the Grand Canyon to…

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Popular Grand Canyon trails reopen after a poisonous gas leak at a source for drinking water forced closures

The Grand Canyon's three Inner Corridor trails had to be shut after workers discovered dangerous chlorine gas at the Roaring Springs waterfall

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The most dangerous National Park to visit in winter? It's not Glacier, Denali or the Grand Canyon, according to new survey

A new look at 15 years' worth of data reveals this California National Park to be the most dangerous in winter

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A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wild

Another chapter in one of the greatest comeback stories in the world of endangered species is being written with the release of three young California condors north of the Grand Canyon

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Grand Canyon's main water line has broken dozens of times. Why is it getting a major fix only now?

A single pipeline at the Grand Canyon delivers water to millions of visitors annually at the South Rim

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Navajo Nation imposes stricter tribal law on transporting uranium across its land

The Navajo Nation has approved emergency legislation meant to strengthen a tribal law that regulates transportation of radioactive material across the largest Native American reservation in the US

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Another death in Grand Canyon as body of solo backpacker from North Carolina found

There have been six deaths at the Grand Canyon in the last 30 days

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Flash flood rampaged through idyllic canyon of azure waterfalls; search for hiker ends in heartbreak

A flash flood near the Grand Canyon sent hikers scrambling for shelter in rocky nooks and crannies and swept away a 33-year-old hiker

The Independent UK

Grand Canyon visitors are moving to hotels outside the national park after water pipeline failures

Tourists staying at Grand Canyon National Park are moving to accommodations outside the park after water pipeline failures forced the sudden shutdown of overnight hotel stays during one of the busiest times of the year

The Independent UK

What to know about the pipeline that brings water to millions of Grand Canyon goers

Four significant breaks in the water pipeline that serves the Grand Canyon means visitors won’t be able to stay overnight in hotels inside Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim through the Labor Day holiday

The Guardian - US

Woman found dead in Grand Canyon after multi-day search

Discovery of 20-year-old Leticia A Castillo’s body marks third reported death in national park since 31 July

LiveScience

Yarlung Tsangpo: The deepest canyon on land hides a tree taller than the Statue of Liberty

The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is Earth's largest terrestrial canyon, stretching 314 miles long and almost 20,000 feet from top to bottom at its deepest point in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

The Guardian - US

‘Haul no!’: tribes protest uranium mine trucking ore through Navajo Nation

Firm moves ore through land without telling tribal leaders as mine resurfaces painful legacy of nuclear development

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