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 Grand Canyon Rescue Resumes

Helicopters continue to search for stranded campers

Arizona Republic (Phoenix) Arizona Republic (Phoenix) Aug 18, 08 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rescue operations resumed this morning in the Grand Canyon, as helicopters airlifted campers and residents stranded by severe flooding, the Arizona Republic reports. Around 400 people have been evacuated since yesterday, and rescue workers are still searching for 11 tourists who remain unaccounted for—although the local sheriff says it’s possible those individuals have already left the canyon. More »

More about:  flood • rescue • flooding • Grand Canyon • rainstorms • flash floods • Grand Canyon National Park

 Hundreds Plucked From
 Grand Canyon Flood

Campers caught as dam breaks

Arizona Republic (Phoenix) Arizona Republic (Phoenix) Aug 17, 08 10:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hundreds of tourists, along with members of the Havasupai Native American tribe, were rescued from the Grand Canyon today after a dam broke causing serious flooding. About 300 people were rescued by helicopter over a 10-hour period after the Redlands Dam, south of the village of Supai, and 220 miles northwest of Phoenix, was breached, the Arizona Republic reports. More »

 Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland 

It takes 6,000 workers to keep park visitors safe

NPR NPR Jul 1, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Every day from before dawn until around midnight, a staff of thousands unites to keep the Grand Canyon in good condition and its 4.4 million annual visitors safe. NPR travels to the iconic destination to see how it works. "I hope that you are not imagining a pony ride at Disneyland," warns a mule manager about the steep trip down the canyon. More »

More about:  travel • Arizona • tourists • national park • adventure travel • Grand Canyon • National Park Service • West • visitors • Wild West

  Grand Canyon Flood
  Creates New Landscape

Management debate continues

Associated Press Associated Press Mar 14, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The manmade flood that washed out part of the Grand Canyon last week has already produced sandbars, which indicate the project was a success, National Park officials tell the AP. The flood was designed to make up for the loss of natural distribution of sediment that accompanied the erection of the Glen Canyon Dam in 1963. "The benefits are substantial," said the park superintendent. More »

More about:  flood • national park • Grand Canyon • manmade flood • Glen Canyon Dam

Canyon Older Than Thought?

Study says formation began 17M years ago; others stick to 5-6M

Washington Post Washington Post Mar 6, 08 7:56 PM CST
(Newser) - The Grand Canyon might be three times older than previously thought, the Washington Post reports. A study in Science claims that a river—not the Colorado, but a smaller one—began carving the oldest part of the canyon 17 million years ago. It contends that the canyon-building greatly accelerated 5 or 6 million years ago, which is why most geologists use that time frame as its age. More »

More about:  uranium • Grand Canyon • erosion • natural history

Feds Flood Grand Canyon

Controlled deluge may help rebuild vanishing sandbars

Associated Press Associated Press Mar 5, 08 6:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Government officials sent a flood of water surging through the Grand Canyon today in a bid to mimic Mother Nature and rebuild sandbars and other natural habitat for endangered fish. The deluge will continue for three days, increasing by about four or five times the usual flow from the Grand Canyon Dam.  More »

Greenies Blast Plan to Flood Colorado River

Move may help fish endangered by dam, scientists say

Arizona Republic (Phoenix) Arizona Republic (Phoenix) Feb 26, 08 8:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A plan to flood the Colorado River is a token move that leaves fish endangered, green advocates say. Federal officials retort that scientists will probe whether the controlled flood—the third so far—helps species threatened by the Glen Canyon Dam. But "doing one of these every five or six years won't get the job done in the long run," one federal researcher told the Arizona Republic . More »

More about:  flooding • natural resources • Grand Canyon • manmade flood • Glen Canyon Dam

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