The wildfire in California has burned for than 471,000 acres so far.
from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, which makes it the largest California wildfire in modern history. The smoke from the combined fires, which were sparked by lightning strikes in mid-August, caused the sky to turn an eerie orange over the Bay Area this week.
. And it's not just in Northern California: Large fires are burning up and down the West Coast, from Washington through Oregon and down to Southern California. Why are there so many large wildfires this year? Government officials and experts say these combined disasters are part of a trend shaped by several factors, including climate change, which is increasing the average temperature of the earth's surface.
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