Predicting climate-change induced heat-related illness risk in Grand Canyon National Park visitors (IMAGE)

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Predicting climate-change induced heat-related illness risk in Grand Canyon National Park visitors

Caption

Two rescuers with a litter begin a 450 ft. descent into the Grand Canyon. They are lowered into the canyon using technical ropes systems, and brought back up using the same rope system by adding a series of stationary and moving pulley to create mechanical advantage.

Credit

Grand Canyon National Park, Flickr, CC-BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

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