A New Danger at America’s National Parks
www.theatlantic.com
Extreme heat is making it harder for rescue helicopters to take off.
  • Jimmybander
    1•5 days ago

    Perhaps going hiking in 121F weather is a death wish. That’s what they want.

  • Corvidae
    5•7 days ago

    Perhaps they should consider retrofitting with higher-lift rotors, or replacing the helicopters with higher lift models. Just a thought.

    • astropenguin5
      5•5 days ago

      Unfortunately, there is also almost certainly a secondary problem in that the parks and rescue services are underfunded to do such overhauls. Granted, some better off ones probably can and will but likely not all.