There's word this morning of another wildfire, this time outside the community of Manton in Northern California, where "dozens of buildings, many of them likely homes, have been destroyed," as The Associated Press reports.
Wildfires out West have been a constant topic this summer, it seems, on The Two-Way and other news outlets.
Fresh data from the National Interagency Fire Center reinforce just how bad a summer it has been.
Year-to-date statistics
-- 2012. Fires: 42,745. Acres: 6,971,729.
-- 2011. Fires: 49,487. Acres: 6,563,414.
-- 2010. Fires: 44,326. Acres: 2,108,448.
-- 2009. Fires: 63,568. Acres: 5,108,045.
-- 2008. Fires: 62,659. Acres: 4,409,850.
-- 2007. Fires: 62,900. Acres: 6,469,774.
-- 2006. Fires: 77,176. Acres: 6,804,464.
-- 2005. Fires: 43,284. Acres: 6,702,148.
-- 2004. Fires: 53,578. Acres: 6,249,166.
-- 2003. Fires: 42,635. Acres: 2,467,372.
-- 10-year average. Fires: 54,236. Acres: 5,385,441.
Our calculations show that this year's 6,971,729 acres (so far) is an area just slightly smaller than the neighboring states of Maryland and Delaware combined.
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