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American West Quietly Having Terrible Fire Season... | More Land Burned Than in Any Year in Past Decade...

Drudge Report — August 18, 2026 at 03:28 PM UTC

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MBFC LEFT-CENTER Factual: HIGH

AllSides LEAN LEFT Confidence: high

Ad Fontes SKEWS LEFT Reliability: 43.7/64

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This summer has been a terrible fire season in the U.S.—just not in the most populated places.