I'm looking down into the Grand Canyon, and it's completely full of clouds. If I didn't know there was a gigantic, river-carved hole in the crust of the earth right here, I wouldn't believe it.

A hiker has died on the South Kaibab Trail in the Grand Canyon National Park while attempting to reach the Colorado River.

Wildfires have forced evacuations for visitors and staff at two national parks in the U.S. West as the summer monsoon season brings increased lightning to the arid region.Black Canyon of the Gunnison ...

The Colorado River, which carved the Grand Canyon over millions of years, is now in crisis from climate change and overuse. Skip to content Skip to site index. ... Slate-gray sky, low clouds.

The Grand Canyon National Park sees an average of 25,000 lightning strikes a year. Lightning is generally attracted to the canyon's edges because it is attracted to the ground.

Sunset over the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. ©MATT PAYNE Summer 2024 Weeding the Grand Canyon. By Melissa L. Sevigny. Summer 2024: Weeding ... Clouds gathered on the canyon rim above ...

Cloud seeders are already working across the American West and there’s no need for them to stop their work, but the method isn’t a substantive solution to the water shortage in the Colorado River.

Grand Canyon rafters, hikers urged caution. The National Park Service is alerting river rafters, hikers and others who might be in the Canyon this week that Colorado River flows will ramp up ...

The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon is the nation’s most threatened river in 2023, the nonprofit advocacy group American Rivers declared in an annual report released Tuesday.

Colorado River Rafting is ranked #12 out of 20 things to do in Grand Canyon National Park. See pictures and our review of Colorado River Rafting.