Wyoming Wildfire Grows As Montana And Colorado Fires Continue To Burn

KRISTEN WYATT 07/04/12 07:26 PM ET Associated Press

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DENVER — Rains cooled Colorado's wildfires Wednesday, but more than a dozen wildfires elsewhere in the West continued chewing through bone-dry pine and brush as firefighters working through the holiday kept a nervous eye for fireworks and other hazards.

Wildfires in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado sent haze and smoke across Colorado's Front Range, prompting air-quality health advisories as firefighters warned of growing fires in sparsely populated areas.

In Colorado Springs, there was good news in the fight against the most destructive fire in state history.

Light rains that fell overnight helped calm the Waldo Canyon Fire, which has scorched 28 square miles, killed two and destroyed almost 350 homes. Firefighters predicted full containment of the fire by Sunday, with more rain, cooler temperatures and higher humidity predicted through the weekend.

The forecast wasn't as kind in eastern Montana, where a mammoth 380-square-mile in Custer National Forest was gobbling up pine, juniper and sage with help from gusty winds. The fire has burned 16 homes.

Firefighters gave the blaze "extreme" growth potential, with wind gusts up to 45 mph predicted. Temperatures were expected to reach the 100s.

As firefighting efforts continued, holiday fireworks were canceled across the region. Colorado officials were calling off holiday displays from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, while law enforcement was warning of hefty fines for people caught violating personal fireworks bans across the region.

Residents in some parched areas were joining police. In one Colorado Springs neighborhood, a homemade sign read, "FAIR WARNING: Anyone using or allowing use of fireworks in this neighborhood will be dealt with harshly! And that doesn't mean just by the police!"

The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, which coordinates wildfire-fighting efforts nationwide, said 45 large fires were burning Wednesday, including 36 fires in nine Western states. In Colorado alone, three fires have destroyed more than 600 homes and killed six residents.

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A birdfeeder hangs in front of a home destroyed by the High Park Fire, in Bellvue, Colorado west of Fort Collins June 30, 2012. The High Park Fire burned more than 87,000 acres and left one person dead and destroyed 259 homes making it the second-largest and second-most destructive fire in Colorado state history. The High Park Fire is 97 percent contained while the Waldo Canyon Fire, which has burned more than 17,000 acres, left at least two people dead and destroyed 346 homes is 45 percent contained. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)
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Maggie Baker looks over item retrieved from her brother-in-law's home which was burnt to the ground in the High Park Fire, June 30, 2012 in Bellvue, Colorado west of Fort Collins. The inferno burned more than 87,000 acres and left one person dead and destroyed 259 homes. The High Park Fire, which started June 9 from a lightning spark, is the second-largest and second-most destructive fire in Colorado state history. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)
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Maggie Baker (R) and her sister-in-law Nellie Bowman walk through the remains of her brother-in-law's home which was burnt to the ground in the High Park Fire, June 30, 2012 in Bellvue, Colorado west of Fort Collins. The inferno burned more than 87,000 acres and left one person dead and destroyed 259 homes. The High Park Fire, which started June 9 from a lightning spark, is the second-largest and second-most destructive fire in Colorado state history. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)
Maggie Baker (R) and her sister-in-law N
Maggie Baker (R) and her sister-in-law Nellie Bowman walk through the remains of her brother-in-law's home which was burnt to the ground in the High Park Fire, June 30, 2012 in Bellvue, Colorado west of Fort Collins. The inferno burned more than 87,000 acres and left one person dead and destroyed 259 homes. The High Park Fire, which started June 9 from a lightning spark, is the second-largest and second-most destructive fire in Colorado state history. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)
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Maggie Baker looks at items retrieved from the remains of her brother-in-law's home which was burnt to the ground in the High Park Fire, June 30, 2012 in Bellvue, Colorado west of Fort Collins. The inferno burned more than 87,000 acres and left one person dead and destroyed 259 homes. The High Park Fire, which started June 9 from a lightning spark, is the second-largest and second-most destructive fire in Colorado state history. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)
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Maggie Baker visits the remains of her brother-in-law's home which was burnt to the ground in the High Park Fire, June 30, 2012 in Bellvue, Colorado west of Fort Collins. The inferno burned more than 87,000 acres and left one person dead and destroyed 259 homes. The High Park Fire, which started June 9 from a lightning spark, is the second-largest and second-most destructive fire in Colorado state history. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)
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Frank Baker visits the remains of his brother's home which was burnt to the ground in the High Park Fire, June 30, 2012 in Bellvue, Colorado west of Fort Collins. The inferno burned more than 87,000 acres and left one person dead and destroyed 259 homes. The High Park Fire, which started June 9 from a lightning spark, is the second-largest and second-most destructive fire in Colorado state history. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)
A charred animal trailer sits amidst the
A charred animal trailer sits amidst the destruction caused by the High Park Fire, in Bellvue, Colorado west of Fort Collins June 30, 2012. The High Park Fire burned more than 87,000 acres and left one person dead and destroyed 259 homes making it the second-largest and second-most destructive fire in Colorado state history. The High Park Fire is 97 percent contained while the Waldo Canyon Fire, which has burned more than 17,000 acres, left at least two people dead and destroyed 346 homes is 45 percent contained. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)
A fireplace is all that remains of a hom
A fireplace is all that remains of a home burnt to the ground in the High Park Fire, in Bellvue, Colorado west of Fort Collins June 30, 2012. The High Park Fire burned more than 87,000 acres and left one person dead and destroyed 259 homes making it the second-largest and second-most destructive fire in Colorado state history. The High Park Fire is 97 percent contained while the Waldo Canyon Fire, which has burned more than 17,000 acres, left at least two people dead and destroyed 346 homes is 45 percent contained. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)
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A scorched pathway leading to a home destroyed by the High Park Fire, is seen June 30, 2012 in Bellvue, Colorado west of Fort Collins. The High Park Fire burned more than 87,000 acres and left one person dead and destroyed 259 homes making it the second-largest and second-most destructive fire in Colorado state history. The High Park Fire is 97 percent contained while the Waldo Canyon Fire, which has burned more than 17,000 acres, left at least two people dead and destroyed 346 homes is 45 percent contained. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)
An item recovered from a home destroyed
An item recovered from a home destroyed in the High Park Fire, June 30, 2012 in Bellvue, Colorado west of Fort Collins. The inferno burned more than 87,000 acres and left one person dead and destroyed 259 homes making it the second-largest and second-most destructive fire in Colorado state history. The High Park Fire is 97 percent contained while the Waldo Canyon Fire, which has burned more than 17,000 acres, left at least two people dead and destroyed 346 homes is 45 percent contained. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)
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A home surrounded by burnt land stands undamaged after the High Park Fire, in Bellvue, Colorado west of Fort Collins June 30, 2012. The High Park Fire burned more than 87,000 acres and left one person dead and destroyed 259 homes making it the second-largest and second-most destructive fire in Colorado state history. The High Park Fire is 97 percent contained while the Waldo Canyon Fire, which has burned more than 17,000 acres, left at least two people dead and destroyed 346 homes is 45 percent contained. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)
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Fire burns behind homes north of Poudre Canyon in the Glacier View area near Livermore, Colo., on Friday, June 22, 2012. The fire is burning on more than 68,000 acres west of Fort Collins and has destroyed at least 189 homes (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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Fire burns behind homes north of Poudre Canyon in the Glacier View area near Livermore, Colo., on Friday, June 22, 2012. The fire is burning on more than 68,000 acres west of Fort Collins and has destroyed at least 189 homes (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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A slurry bomber drops retardant on the High Park wildfire after it crossed to the north side of Poudre Canyon and threatened homes in the Glacier View area near Livermore , Colo., on Friday, June 22, 2012. The fire is burning on more than 68,000 acres west of Fort Collins and has destroyed at least 189 homes (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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The sun sets behind a plume of smoke from the High Park wildfire near Livermore , Colo., on Friday, June 22, 2012. The fire is burning on more than 68,000 acres west of Fort Collins and has destroyed at least 189 homes (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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A firefighting helicopter races to dump a load of water on the fire north of Poudre Canyon in the Glacier View area near Livermore, Colo., on Friday, June 22, 2012. The fire is burning on more than 68,000 acres west of Fort Collins and has destroyed at least 189 homes (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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Shirley Paskett, left, and her partner Pam Creech react as they listen to a reverse 911 call telling them to evacuate their home after the High Park wildfire crossed to the north side of Poudre Canyon in the Glacier View area near Livermore, Colo., on Friday, June 22, 2012. The fire is burning on more than 68,000 acres west of Fort Collins and has destroyed at least 189 homes (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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Shirley Paskett loads her stuffed bob cat into her vehicle after she and her partner were evacuated from their home after the High Park wildfire crossed to the north side of Poudre Canyon the Glacier View area near Livermore, Colo., on Friday, June 22, 2012. The fire is burning on more than 68,000 acres west of Fort Collins and has destroyed at least 189 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
High Park Wildfire
A firefighting aircraft is dwarfed by a plume of smoke north of Poudre Canyon in the Glacier View area near Livermore, Colo., on Friday, June 22, 2012. The fire is burning on more than 68,000 acres west of Fort Collins and has destroyed at least 189 homes (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
High Park Wildfire
Fire burns behind homes north of Poudre Canyon in the Glacier View area near Livermore, Colo., on Friday, June 22, 2012. The fire is burning on more than 68,000 acres west of Fort Collins and has destroyed at least 189 homes (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
In this June 19, 2012 photo provided by the Colorado National Guard, an aircraft drops a load of fire retardant slurry above the High Park wildfire about 15 miles west of Fort Collins, Colo. The ammonium phosphate dropped from airplanes to slow the spread of raging wildfires can turn a pristine mountain stream into a death zone for trout and some say the retardant has never been proven effective. (AP Photo/Colorado National Guard, John Rohrer)
In a photo made on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, and made available on Wednesday by the Colorado National Guard, firefighters from the Monument, Colo., fire department march to dinner at sunset in a base camp near the High Park wildfire about 15 miles west of Fort Collins, Colo.(AP Photo/Colorado National Guard, John Rohrer)
In this June 19, 2012 photo provided by the Colorado National Guard, an aircraft drops a load of fire retardant slurry above the High Park wildfire about 15 miles west of Fort Collins, Colo. The ammonium phosphate dropped from airplanes to slow the spread of raging wildfires can turn a pristine mountain stream into a death zone for trout and some say the retardant has never been proven effective. (AP Photo/Colorado National Guard, John Rohrer)
Burned trees stand on the south side of Poudre Canyon where the High Park wildfire devastated the west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. The largest Colorado blaze west of Fort Collins was 55 percent contained and has destroyed at least 189 homes since it was sparked by lightning June 9. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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The stairs that led to a home that was destroyed by the High Park Wild fire are photographed during a tour by fire officials in Poudre Canyon west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. The largest Colorado blaze west of Fort Collins was 55 percent contained and has destroyed at least 189 homes since it was sparked by lightning June 9. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
The stairs that led to a home that was destroyed by the High Park Wild fire are photographed during a tour by fire officials in Poudre Canyon west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. The largest Colorado blaze west of Fort Collins was 55 percent contained and has destroyed at least 189 homes since it was sparked by lightning June 9. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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A burnt cactus stands near a home that was destroyed by the High Park Wildfire are pictured during a tour by fire officials in Poudre Canyon west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. Areas with other homes destroyed were not included in the tour. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Burned trees stand on the south side of Poudre Canyon where the High Park wildfire devastated the west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. The largest Colorado blaze west of Fort Collins was 55 percent contained and has destroyed at least 189 homes since it was sparked by lightning June 9. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
In this photo made on Monday, June 18, 2012, and made available Wednesday by the Colorado National Guard, a helicopter drops a load of water above the High Park wildfire, about 15 miles west of Fort Collins, Colo.. The fire already has destroyed at least 189 homes since it was sparked by lightning June 9. (AP Photo/Colorado National Guard, Jess Geffre)
In this photo made on Monday, June 18, 2012, and made available Wednesday by the Colorado National Guard, a helicopter drops a load of water above the High Park wildfire, about 15 miles west of Fort Collins, Colo. The fire already has destroyed at least 189 homes since it was sparked by lightning June 9. (AP Photo/Colorado National Guard , Jess Geffre)
In this photo taken on Monday, June 18, 2012, and made available Wednesday by the Colorado National Guard, a helicopter drops a load of water above the High Park wildfire, about 15 miles west of Fort Collins, Colo. The fire already has destroyed at least 189 homes since it was sparked by lightning June 9. (AP Photo/Colorado National Guard , Jess Geffre)
High Park Wildfire, Slurry Bomber
A slurry bomber files through smoke as it circles to make a drop on the High Park wildfire near Livermore, Colo., on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. The fire already has destroyed at least 189 homes since it was sparked by lightning June 9. Incident commander Bill Hahnenberg said it could be weeks or even months before it's finally controlled. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
High Park Wildfire
High Park Wildfire
A spotter plane, top, catches up to a slurry bomber to lead it on a drop on the High Park wildfire near Livermore, Colo., on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. The fire already has destroyed at least 189 homes since it was sparked by lightning June 9. Incident commander Bill Hahnenberg said it could be weeks or even months before it's finally controlled. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
High Park Wildfire
Smoke rises beyond a pasture as the High Park wildfire continues to burn out of control near Livermore, Colo., on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. The fire already has destroyed at least 189 homes since it was sparked by lightning June 9. Incident commander Bill Hahnenberg said it could be weeks or even months before it's finally controlled. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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Fire burns in the forest on the High Park wildfire near Livermore, Colo., on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. The wildfire has burned over 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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A helicopter lifts off after taking on water to drop on the High Park Fire west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has now burned about 90 square miles and destroyed more than 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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Smoke billows from the High Park Fire west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has now burned about 90 square miles and destroyed more than 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
High Park Wildfire
A helicopter lifts off after taking on water to drop on the High Park Fire west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has now burned about 90 square miles and destroyed more than 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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Smoke billows from the High Park Fire west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has now burned about 90 square miles and destroyed more than 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
High Park Wildfire
Smoke billows from the High Park Fire west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has now burned about 90 square miles and destroyed more than 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
High Park Wildfire
The sun sets amidst smoke from the High Park Fire near Bellvue, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has now burned about 90 square miles and destroyed more than 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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Fire crowns in the trees on the High Park wildfire near Livermore, Colo., on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. The wildfire has burned over 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
High Park Wildfire
Fire burns in the forest on the High Park wildfire near Livermore, Colo., on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. The wildfire has burned over 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

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Sande Barrett Bihlmaier

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11:56 AM on 07/06/2012

Why are you not mentioning the fires in SOUTH DAKOTA? We have had some too and they deserve mentioning as well. We currently have one that is near Edgemont, SD. Just because a place is not populated like Colorado Springs or Fort Collins does not make it any less serious!

Or how about the one near Newcastle Wyoming that has burned 65,000 acres so far and is growing EVERY day? Hello! We are important too!

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Climate Lurker

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02:40 PM on 07/06/2012

Yes, there have been a LOT of grass fires in the Dakotas in the last few years. Probably the reason they don't get attention is because they're happening in pretty desolate areas.

electricsoul

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11:56 AM on 07/05/2012

It seems that whenever i see these planes dumping water or whatever substance they use that most of it seems to disappear before it even hits the ground.

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jimboy71

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12:48 PM on 07/05/2012

Dissipate is the word you want, and that is precisely the strategy with flame retardant and water. You want it on a wide area, as opposed to in one tiny space.

intellifran

insert clever line here...

679 Fans

For all the climate change baiters. Here are two articles about NATURAL changes in the eath's climate. I did not say there was never a human factor, but we have to know that there is also a natural factor in the warming of the planet.

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/06/is-global-warming-part-of-earths-natural-cycle-mit-team-says-yes.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050212195414.htm

12:51 PM on 07/05/2012

The first article doesn't prove that the increase in methane was natural. The second is largely irrelevant.

01:25 PM on 07/05/2012

I would never recieve a novbel prize as this is common knowledge in the science community. The earth goes through cyclic changes and we are exiting an ice age. The earth will naturally warn. So regardless of human involvement the earth would have warmed anyway. I'm not negating human effects, again I am saying there are more natural causes at work than people like to let you believe.

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Class Warfare Now

Right-wingers: Marionettes for the rich

1252 Fans

10:58 AM on 07/05/2012

Back during the Great Depression, the CCC and WPA successfully responded to fires, and even engaged in large fire prevention activities (e.g., firebreaks).

Today, we have millions of unemployed people. Why not give them job opportunities, either on the ground, or in support positions, to help stop and prevent fires?

Oh yeah, I forgot, because conservatives say that would be socialism. Better to let things burn I guess...

JimmySD

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06:19 PM on 07/05/2012

The radical right has concluded that American jobs are too expensive. Add infrastructure, education, retirement, and healthcare to that list of things that are "too expensive". The only thing worth spending money on is military toys.

They are the modern day slumlords of a once great nation.

jonny dipstick

417 Fans

09:48 AM on 07/05/2012

I heard people in Utah were purposefully starting fires! Why would they do that?

11:57 AM on 07/05/2012

1. People are sick. 2. People might be trying to do back fires. Proper maintenance of brush includes control burns. If people would either burn back their property or have the fire department do it there would be less kindle for these fires.

Susan Osterhout Troiano

When arguing, attack the issue, not the person.

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08:54 AM on 07/05/2012

So glad my sister and her family got out of the Colorado Springs fire safely.

scooter1

Bias is irrelevant to truth

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08:41 AM on 07/05/2012

Its a global warming fire we could have started to prevent except Republicans refuse to believe in science. They also refuse to fund firefighters, police and teachers so they can give huge tax breaks to rich people. If you'd like to start preventing this sort of thing, stop voting for Republicans.

11:59 AM on 07/05/2012

Another global warming person. Please I beg, you read these two articles: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050212195414.htm

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/06/is-global-warming-part-of-earths-natural-cycle-mit-team-says-yes.html

Yes, there are human effects on our climate but a lot of the climate change (warming specifically) is natural.

12:52 PM on 07/05/2012

Then please, rather than cite two articles which do nothing to prove your point, explain what natural forces are at work in the current warming and collect your Nobel.

01:14 PM on 07/05/2012

at least you admit there are human effects. We can't do anything about natural effects but we can do something about human effects--which is rather the point.

mcmutter

A Groover has to expect a few setbacks .....

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08:32 AM on 07/05/2012

if god wanted these fires to stop ... he'd make it rain ...

theaustralian

to the far left of right wing democrats

411 Fans

08:24 AM on 07/05/2012

The fires will cleanse the earth and a natural rebirth can take place.

NovemberScorp

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08:21 AM on 07/05/2012

Wait for it. Wait for it. Repulsives/Teabaggers say what wildfires? 104 degrees in Minneapolis? Balderdash! There is no such thing as global warming. It's all hogwash. (Ed.note: ok then. Must be my imagination). NOT.

09:18 AM on 07/05/2012

They're going to be carpet bombing this report today with jokes about Al Gore.

12:01 PM on 07/05/2012

Here, read these articles: http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/06/is-global-warming-part-of-earths-natural-cycle-mit-team-says-yes.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050212195414.htm

The heat the earth is experiencing is in LARGE part due to cyclic changes. I'm not negating climate change, just offering an expanded view of the real picture.

athiesttoo

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08:07 AM on 07/05/2012

Now that the YUPPIES in Colorado Spgs are under control you'll get around to mentioning the rest of the folks who are watching their lives go up in flames as well.Guess when you haven't got so much stuff to lose your aren't as important to the media. Trailers on the Res don't film as well as mansions on the hill.

08:34 AM on 07/05/2012

nobody cares about the trailer people .. the GOP already has their votes locked up ....

dcbarton

338 Fans

08:53 AM on 07/05/2012

It wasn't about "mansions on the hill", it was about the number of homes threatened and being destroyed. Most of the fires around the western US didn't get into the second largest cities in the states. That's the same reason we here so much about the fires in California every year.

ocgame9

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08:04 AM on 07/05/2012

Biggest solar flare in 30 years just happened this June 2. Yes and it is solar activity that makes the earth hot and cold the end. NO humans and no co2 so stop.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-200952/Power-cuts-threat-sun-storm-hits-earth.html#ixzz1zT9mIcU2

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chango369

Jesus was a liberal.

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08:19 AM on 07/05/2012

BS. Total solar irradiance has been slightly declining over the last 30 years even as the Global Land-Ocean Temperature has been rising .2 C per decade.

08:52 AM on 07/05/2012

That doesn't mean we are not being hit with less solar energy. More solar energy is being directed towards us even though the sun has less activity.

Link?

08:51 AM on 07/05/2012

Here's a graph of the solar cycle. Doesn't look like it's been going up much in the last ten years...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cycle

09:12 AM on 07/05/2012

Dude no one has 400 year worth of data for solar activity. Not possible.(no real data at least) So stop with these false graphs.Lets look at what we can see solar flare and massive rise in heat. (heatwave) Low solar activity cooler days.

09:16 AM on 07/05/2012

Here's a fairly decent clip that swats down the "It's the sun" claim.

http://youtu.be/_Sf_UIQYc20#!

Amalek

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3651 Fans

07:39 AM on 07/05/2012

I flew into Denver yesterday from Beijing. The air in Beijing was a lot clearer than Denver.

Jeremyewilliams

Reality is not the GOPs cup of tea!

614 Fans

08:30 AM on 07/05/2012

That's bad.

ColoradoBear

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04:59 PM on 07/05/2012

not usually the case, I assure you, but the fires N of Denver were all contributing smoke yesterday. The up side is NO ONE violated the fireworks bans! It was plain to see the consequences yesterday!!

theGrands

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Well, the pine beetles will die and lodgepoles will release seeds for new growth.

Cycle of life.

08:15 AM on 07/05/2012

And in 100 years it will all look beautiful again.

08:28 AM on 07/05/2012

Less than 100.

I have a cabin and land that could burn this year. No reason to cry about it. Enjoyed almost 25 years in one the most beautiful places on earth.

If mother nature has different plans for my property, who am I to argue with her? I hope our grandchildren rebuild and enjoy it as much as I have.

08:56 AM on 07/05/2012

15 or 20 years at the most. The grass will start growing within weeks after the fires, trees will start growing next season around the edges of the burned out areas (birds will move the seeds around) and it doesn't take a hundred years for those trees to mature.

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so climate variation will not affect the ability of this species to survive? reduce precipitation, loss of snow pack,increase in temperature will greatly reduce the ability of this species to survive in the new man made cycle of life!

07:35 AM on 07/05/2012

1. This is NOT global warming. The earth has natural weather cycles. We are exiting an ice age period and the weather will naturally get hotter regardless of whether there was ever polution or not. 2. People (regardless of political affiliation) need to learn cutting resources like firemen and police officers is NEVER smart. It makes life harder when something like this happens. 3. Now is the time to come together and help one another by helping neighbors who have last their homes and helping fire fighters by not creating new fires, and trying to protect your home with fire retardant. Good luck and God bless.

08:35 AM on 07/05/2012

and where did you earn your ph.d in science ? FOX news ?

08:40 AM on 07/05/2012

Glad to hear you know more about it than the people who've dedicated their lives to studying climate.

08:58 AM on 07/05/2012

Many of the people who dedicated their lives to studying climate say the same thing. Many of the people who have dedicated their lives to the politics of climate say the opposite.