World & National · Environment & Climate · North America

Park officials pushed for a Grand Canyon trail to remain closed. Then the floods came.

Months before August’s deadly flash flood, current and former officials say they warned that the fire-ravaged North Kaibab Trail posed safety risks. It reopened anyway.

12 September 2026Live

Sources

The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/09/12/park-officials-pushed-grand-canyon-trail-remain-closed-then-floods-came/

Months before August’s deadly flash flood, current and former officials say they warned that the fire-ravaged North Kaibab Trail posed safety risks. It reopened anyway.

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