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On Friday, June 24, 2005, fires continued to spread in the desert Southwest. Unusually thick vegetation, a result of a wet winter, is fueling the fires, which are burning in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah.
NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz MODIS Rapid Response Team , NASA-GSFC
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