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Mother Jones: The National Interagency Fire Center reports [2] that 2012 just broke the record for most acreage burned by wildfires as of this date (see chart below). The previous record was set in 2006, another mega drought year.
Year-to-date statitstics for acreage bruned by wildfires, with more lands having burned in 2012 than any previous year: National Interagency Fire Center [2]Year-to-date statistics for acreage burned by wildfires: National Interagency Fire Center
That's nearly 7 million acres—or......
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America Hit With Record Devastation From Wildfires
Posted by Mother Jones: Julia Whitty on August 21st, 2012
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