### [2026-06-27](/feed/2026/06/27/index.md)

##### Wildfires in 2026
# The Cottonwood Fire, currently the largest burning in the United States, destroys more than 100 condos and cabins as it spreads across Elk Mountain, Utah. Governor Spencer Cox declares it the "most destructive fire in the state’s history" in terms of property loss. 




### Sources:

1. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/us/cottonwood-wildfire-utah.html)

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