Reality Check. News reports that 4,000,000 acres have burned in the California wildfires this year. There are 640 acres in a square mile. 4,000,000 / 640 = 6,250 square miles of forest fires in California in year 2020. 6,250 square miles.
The state of Rhode Island is only 1,212 square miles.
The California wildfires burned a territory that is five times larger than the entire state of Rhode Island.
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