Drought, a warming climate and decades of firefighting policies that suppressed natural fires have turned many grasslands and forests across the West into tinderboxes.

PHOENIX — The historic Grand Canyon Lodge on the North Rim was consumed by a wildfire , Grand Canyon National Park officials said on July 13, as the roaring blazes have prompted evacuations and air quality concerns in the area.

Two wildfires are burning up Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate and destroying over 70 different buildings and landmarks, including the historic Grand Canyon Lodge,