Wildfire smoke rises behind barn in Colorado
Helicopter drops water above wildfire in Colorado
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Firefighter radios for help in wildfire
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Bare trees in Glacier National Park
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Smoke above pine trees
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Home and car destroyed by wildfire
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Crowd watches wildfire burn in Norway at night
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Colorado FiresA barn near Laporte, Colorado, sits at the edge of the daunting High Park Fire—the largest of eight wildfires that are currently ravaging the state. In less than a month, Colorado fires have consumed more than a hundred thousand acres and have forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. Sparked by a lightning strike on June 9, 2012, the High Park blaze—part of the worst fire season in Colorado in a decade—has been fueled by record-breaking temperatures and strong winds. What is it like to be caught up in the flames of this fire season? Read author Michael Kodas’s firsthand report in NatGeo News Watch: "In Rocky Mountain Forests, More Fires and More People." —Updated by Tasha Eichenseher, June 27, 2012
Photograph by Marc Piscotty, Reuters

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