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Major Wildfires Choke Arizona

by Peter O'Dowd, NPR
June 7, 2011

Arizona is burning. Three major wildfires in the state have consumed more than 450,000 acres of forest. Small towns in eastern Arizona are choked with smoke — and under evacuation orders.

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  • All Things Considered, June 7, 2011
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