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Lisa Jennings/Southwest Area Incident Management TeamThe Dragon Bravo Fire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon has grown to nearly 112,000 acres and is 8% contained. -
Jon Gambrell/APTwo 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 are spurring the formation of "fire clouds" that can create their own erratic weather systems. -
Ryan Heinsius/KNAUThe Dragon Bravo Fire on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon has grown to more than 105,000 acres and has become the largest active wildfire in the nation. -
Ryan Heinsius / KNAUThe North Rim's Dragon Bravo Fire has grown to more than 94,000 acres, while containment on the fire has dropped to 4%.
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The mighty saguaro cactus is both a cultural and ecological icon. -
Containment on the North Rim’s Dragon Bravo Fire dropped to 9% as the blaze “pushed hard” towards the northeast. -
As the Dragon Bravo Fire grew nearly 26,000 acres over the weekend, smoke inundated portions of Marble Canyon and the House Rock Valley. -
Low humidity and gusty winds have driven explosive growth of the Dragon Bravo Fire as it surpassed 55,000 acres Monday.
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After a promising step in talks about the future of the Colorado River, the seven states that use its water appear to be hitting more hurdles. -
The recent destruction of the Grand Canyon Lodge during the Drago Bravo Fire reminds author Scott Thybony how changes at the Grand Canyon often happen suddenly. In his latest Canyon Commentary, Thybony says the partial survival of the famous Brighty the Burro statue gives him hope.
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The State Department denied one Venezuelan Little League team entry into the U.S., but allowed another. NPR's Scott Simon questions how the sports exemption to Trump's travel ban is being applied. -
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Following a week of spotty showers across eastern AZ, the State completely goes dry through a hot weekend. Windy Saturday afternoon for northern AZ, leading to further fire weather concerns, please obey all fire restrictions in place. As for any good news in the forecast, the monsoon will try to build mid to late next week.
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