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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Katharine Gammon in Los Angeles

‘Like an oven’: heat and tourism create headache for US park rangers

Visitors walk on the salt flats at Badwater Basin in Death Valley national park in California on 16 July 2023.
Visitors walk on the salt flats at Badwater Basin in Death Valley national park in California on 16 July 2023. Photograph: David Becker/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

This summer, at a brutally hot Grand Canyon national park, something new is popping up at trail heads.

It’s a QR code that takes people to a webpage designed for heat-related advice. There, they can find information on current weather and trail conditions, as well as spots along the trails where hikers can find water and general tips on taking care of themselves.

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