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We charted every wildfire since 1984. There's been a drastic increase

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By Ignacio Calderon Verified, Ignacio Calderón, Stephen Beard Verified
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram Verified
. A new heat wave will bring another round of scorching temperatures as several fires in the West continue to grow in what's already been a deadly fire season. The Babylon fire burning in Utah now covers 100,000 acres and the Aspen Acres fire in Colorado is nearing that size. This follows what had been a historically warm winter turned into a historically warm first half of the year: so far 2026 is the nation's second warmest in 132 years of record keeping.
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See the latest Cyclosporiasis cases in your county

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By Ramon Padilla Verified, Stephen Beard Verified, Dian Zhang Verified
| Miami Herald Verified
An intestinal illness, cyclosporiasis, that can cause weeks of severe and "explosive" diarrhea is spreading through the U.S. at a pace health officials call unusually high for this time of year. Thousands of cases have been reported nationwide so far, and the total is still climbing.
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Decades of wildfire data shows drastic increase

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By Ignacio Calderon Verified, Ignacio Calderón, Stephen Beard Verified
| The State Verified
A new heat wave will bring another round of scorching temperatures as several fires in the West continue to grow in what’s already been a deadly fire season. The Babylon fire burning in Utah now covers 100,000 acres and the Aspen Acres fire in Colorado is nearing that size. This follows what had been a historically warm winter turned into a historically warm first half of the year: So far, 2026 is the nation’s second warmest in 132 years of record keeping.
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