Massive Grand Canyon Wildfire Raises Year-Round Fire Fears

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that the largest wildfire in the United States this year has forced the closure of Grand Canyon National Park. While the blaze is in a low-population wilderness area, its scale highlights the growing threat of year-round wildfires. McIntyre warns that firefighting resources are stretched thin, especially after federal firefighter cuts, and that such a fire in a major city like Los Angeles could be devastating — as shown by the 16,000 homes lost in L.A.’s January wildfires.