August Brings ‘Catastrophic’ Wildfire Conditions to Utah
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August brings “catastrophic” wildfire conditions to Utah - American Fork Citizen
Annie Knox | Utah News Dispatch By the end of July, crews had all but contained Utah’s biggest wildfires smoldering in southern Utah. But they were far from getting a chance to celebrate. August started a new chapter in an intense, tinder-dry summer, with the Widemouth 2 Fire east of Fillmore exploding in size since Saturday, threatening hundreds of homes, forcing evacuations and stretching firefighting resources thinner. Gov. Spencer Cox warned…
August brings “catastrophic” wildfire conditions to Utah
Annie Knox | Utah News Dispatch By the end of July, crews had all but contained Utah’s biggest wildfires smoldering in southern Utah. But they were far from getting a chance to celebrate. August started a new chapter in an intense, tinder-dry summer, with the Widemouth 2 Fire east of Fillmore exploding in size since Saturday, threatening hundreds of homes, forcing evacuations and stretching firefighting resources thinner. Gov. Spencer Cox warned…
UTAH- A new study by the University of Utah, based on satellite imagery and fire data dating back to 1986, reveals that this year the state has already broken the record of forests and wooded areas consumed by fire. Although Utah has not yet exceeded the record of total burned acres established in 2007, fires have already consumed about 285,000 acres of forests and wooded areas, the highest amount recorded since 1986. Professor Phil Dennison sai…
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