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Fire-Ravaged Southwest Prepares For Rainy Season

by Ted Robbins, NPR
July 4, 2011

Teams of firefighters and disaster management officials are going into already-burned areas of the Southwest to figure out how to prevent flooding now that the rainy season is beginning. They're looking for debris that's blocking streams — and for areas now devoid of trees that held together the soil.

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  • All Things Considered, July 4, 2011
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