Colorado Wildfires 2013

In the summer of 2013, during the months of June and July, 14 wild fires burnt throughout the state of Colorado in the USA. Record high temperatures and extreme dry conditions helped fuel these fires. By July 24th, 570 structures and 180 square miles of forest were destroyed, 2 human lives lost and thousands of citizens displaced from there homes.

 http://nation.time.com/2013/06/12/major-wildfires-scorch-colorados-black-forest/

 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/us/colorado-wildfire-destroys-hundreds-of-homes.html

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