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California, Utah and Other Western States Face Scary Wildfire Season

/in , , /by /Desert Newsby Amy Joi O'Donoghue

Northern California is suffering when it comes to extreme drought conditions, very little snow and a wildfire season predicted to start much earlier.

Last year, more than 2.5 million acres burned in that state, and officials fear it could be as bad this year, if not worse.

An Axios report noted that already this year, the Sacramento office of the National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for wildfires.
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