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Colorado monsoons are a mixed blessing: Floods and wildfire relief

NPR | By Sam Brasch

Published July 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM CDT

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Multiple large wildfires continue burning in Colorado. Big, seasonal "monsoon" rains are helping, but it's been so dry for so long that they're having less impact than in previous years.

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