David Xu
PROFILE/DESCRIPTIONA Furious Start to California’s Fire Season
Some 207,000 acres have burned so far this year, more than five times the average.
So far this year, 3,543 wildfires have broken out in California. While that’s a big number, it’s in line with recent experience: In the previous five years, an average of 3,659 wildfires had erupted by July 10.