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Fires Continue To Rage At Yosemite National Park

They call it the Rim Fire, and it’s been nearly two weeks since it started burning around Yosemite National Park. This is the seventh largest fire in California history and covers over 280 square miles–an area larger than the city of Chicago. While there have been no evacuations yet in Yosemite itself, the fire has […]

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