to create maps this was the job of a cartographer
The grand canyon is 254 miles away from las vegas which is approx. 4 hours and 40 minutes. by driving.
Volcanoes can release an amount of matter into the atmosphere. The particles will serve as nuclei to help form the water droplets. Following an eruption is usually a heavy rainfall that will encourage plant growth.
Moral altruism
they helped informed only by ethical consideration regardless of any rivalry between the teams. Moral altruism is the highest calling in altruism(helping others selflessly) the team did not consider that if they failed to provide shelter to the other team it would get some advantage over it.