Cottonwood Fire Chars Utah – NASA Science0

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• July 8, 2026

After a winter with below-average snowpack and an unusually warm and dry start to summer, the National Interagency Fire Center warned that the Great Basin and parts of the Rocky Mountains faced an elevated risk of wildfires in July 2026. The warning was accurate. By July 7, firefighters worked to contain nearly three dozen large