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MAG · 18 July 2026

The Last Crack of Light

A wide view of the Grand Canyon under a dark stormy sky, a bright break above the rim on the right and a cliff covered in pines
A wide view of the Grand Canyon under a dark stormy sky, a bright break above the rim on the right and a cliff covered in pines

Photograph: MAG · Description: AI

The Grand Canyon, South Rim, just before dusk. Dark cloud has settled over the whole width of the canyon — and it is a dozen or more kilometres wide. Only on the right, above the

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