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Blasting heat keeps hold on Western states
2013-07-02 03:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A heat wave scorching the Western United States fueled lightning-sparked fires in several states and pushed temperatures well above normal on Monday in typically cooler regions such as Seattle and parts of the Rocky Mountains. In Arizona, the weather cooled off slightly - to 111 degrees (44 C) on Monday from 115 (46 C) the day before. But a wildfire that killed 19 firefighters on Sunday raged unchecked, engulfing 8,400 acres of tinder-dry chaparral and grasslands. In Boise, Idaho, where a ridge...
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