A Virginia man trying to complete a rim-to-rim hike at Grand Canyon National Park collapsed and died about a mile short of the Cottonwood Campground below the North Rim.
As climate change continues to drive higher and higher temperatures across the National Park System, Grand Canyon and other parks are going to become more and more dangerous as visitors in search of recreation, rejuvenation, and inspiration chance being stricken by a heat-related illness, according to a new study.