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Utah’s Worst Fire Yet
Utah’s Cottonwood Fire has exploded into the state’s worst blaze ever, swallowing land the size of Philadelphia and threatening ski resorts as flames fueled by record-breaking heat and wind race across the landscape. With over 71,000 acres scorched and evacuations still in place, families are losing generational cabins to ash, fleeing with minutes to spare—describing it as a living nightmare. Governor Cox has banned fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July, while a northern reservoir is being drained due to drought, revealing how extreme weather is turning Utah’s environment into a tinderbox of…
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