GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — Recent weather in Grand Canyon National Park has produced 2-3 feet of snow on the South Rim and 6-9 feet on the North Rim. Now all the Colorado River needs is 23 more years of that level of precipitation to compensate for the last 23 years of drought and climate change, according to Grand Canyon Superintendent Ed Keable.
Keable addressed climate change impacts during the January “Insights and Impacts” Zoom forum with Grand Canyon Conservancy CEO Theresa McMullan.
Climate change was the main focus of Keable’s park update and how it impacts everything from native fish populations and soil conditions to federal government research funding tied to hydropower...