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Colorado monsoons are a mixed blessing: Floods and wildfire relief

NPR | By Sam Brasch

Published July 29, 2026 at 1:28 PM PDT

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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.

Colorado monsoons are a mixed blessing: Floods and wildfire relief

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