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Sear in the Headlights
Summer in Western U.S. is off to a hot, dry, fiery start |
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22 Jun 2006 |
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| Sear in the Headlights Summer in Western U.S. is off to a hot, dry, fiery start In Western states, wildfires and heat waves are getting an early start this year -- a pattern unsurprising to climate scientists, and likely to get worse. Wildfires have already burned more than 3 million acres, more than triple the average for this time of year. Meanwhile, a recent Denver heat wave was the earliest of the year since recordkeepin ... |
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