Hotels and lodges will welcome back visitors to the Grand Canyon’s South Rim after the national park halted overnight stays for more than a week because of multiple breaks in a water pipeline, the park said Monday. Starting Wednesday, visitors can stay overnight at El Tovar, Bright Angel Lodge, Maswik Lodge, Delaware North’s Yavapai Lodge and…
A 65-year-old man died after falling over the edge of the Grand Canyon on Thursday, Arizona police said. The man, who was not publicly identified, slipped and fell at Guano Point, a scenic viewpoint on the canyon’s west rim. His body was found on a rock pile about 130 feet down the canyon, the Mohave…
Questions about response to Arizona wildfires Questions about response to wildfires burning near Grand Canyon 02:31 Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. — A firefighter working at the scene of a wildfire burning since July at the Grand Canyon died Monday after suffering a cardiac emergency, authorities said. The firefighter was actively involved in fire suppression…
Two wildfires burning in the western United States – including one that has become a “megafire” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon – are so hot that they’re spurring the formation of “fire clouds” that can create their own erratic weather systems. In Arizona, the wind-whipped Dragon Bravo Fire that destroyed the Grand…
The wildfire that destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge earlier this month has expanded to more than 105,000 acres, fire officials in Arizona said Thursday. A timelapse video captured on Tuesday shows smoke from the Dragon Bravo Fire producing a large pyrocumulus cloud, or fire cloud, near the Grand Canyon. This type of cloud forms…
Questions about response to wildfires burning near Grand Canyon – CBS News Watch CBS News Arizona firefighters are trying to contain two wildfires that have forced hundreds of tourists from the north rim of the Grand Canyon and burned a historic lodge. Ian Lee reports that the state’s governor is demanding answers to how the…
Dry conditions fueling dozens of wildifres across western U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News Dry conditions and high temperatures are fueling flames in at least 11 states in the West. Elise Preston reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source…