Posted on 07/07/2012 5:44:39 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
Two weeks after smoke from the nearly-contained Waldo Canyon fire first billowed from the canyons behind Cedar Heights, Colorado Springs is transitioning into the next phase of the disaster: the aftermath...
... burn scars could heighten flash flood potential for years to come, according to the Manitou Springs city officials. Some fire crews spent recent days terracing the hillsides with water bars large trenches dug into the earth to catch flood waters.
(Excerpt) Read more at m.gazette.com ...
Way to go Obamugabe.
Perfect campaign advert for western states!
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