U.S. Environment & Weather
Utah Wildfires Burn More Acres Than Past 5 Years Combined
Utah wildfires burned 357,173 acres by early July 2026, surpassing the previous five years combined. Two megafires strain resources amid drought.
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Wildfires & Natural Disasters
3 Firefighters Killed in Utah-Colorado Wildfire Crisis
Three firefighters killed, two injured in a burnover on the Colorado-Utah border as extreme wildfires rage across the West amid record drought.
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WildfiresEnvironment
Utah Wildfire Surges, Prompting Statewide Fireworks Ban
Utah's Cottonwood Fire becomes the largest active US blaze at 111 square miles. Gov. Cox bans fireworks statewide for July Fourth amid extreme drought.
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