Will wildfires grow ever bigger, more frequent — and deadlier? Those
who live in the rugged West are enduring another summer of
scorched-earth devastation.
Colorado this year saw the most
devastating wildfire in its history, a blaze that killed two people and
destroyed 16,000 acres and more than 500 buildings. Arizona is still
mourning the deaths of 19 elite firefighters who died in the worst
wildfire tragedy the state has ever seen. Californians have fought 43
percent more fires this year than the past four years.
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