By Douglas V. Gibbs
Earlier this hot season New Mexico faced huge wild fires, now its Colorado. Meanwhile, California, the usual home for out of control fires, has remained fairly quiet.
Homes have burned to the ground, thousands have evacuated, as a three-day-old wildfire rips across the foothills neighborhoods of Colorado Springs. By nightfall, roughly 32,000 people left their homes, chased out by the flames. Evacuations have included the Air Force Academy.
Near Boulder another wild fire is taking its toll, sending thousands to flee from the area.
Thousands of firefighters are on the ground and more than 100 planes and helicopters have been battling more than eight wildfires across the state.
Meanwhile, the temperatures continue to remain in the 90s and 100s, with wind gusts of 65 mph. The record heat continues while there seems to be no relief of seasonal subtropical moisture and much-needed rain coming in.
The High Park fire west of Fort Collins has so far burned 87,250 acres with 55 percent containment. The most destructive fire in state history, the High Park blaze has burned down at least 257 homes.
A fire near Last Chance on the Eastern Plains burned 45,000 acres in just eight hours.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
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