California Fires Map Shows Size of Area Burned Compared to Other Cities
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... New maps constructed by Newsweek have revealed the extent of the damage caused by wildfires in California when compared to other cities.
Why It Matters

The wildfires in Southern California have led to the evacuations of over 130,000 people and have destroyed over 10,000 structures. Overlaying the wildfire outbreak across other major U.S. cities shows that the blaze is one of the worst in United States history, as it continues to spread across residential areas in Los Angeles.

What To Know

When the surface area of the fires in Southern California is projected onto New York City, it shows that the entirety of Manhattan would fit inside the destroyed land, along with several other parts of the city. This would result in 1.6 million people being forced to leave their homes. ...

In Houston, the most populous city in Texas, the fires would be large enough to stretch from Fairbanks to East Houston, displacing around half the city's 2.3 million population. ...