When hearing about the California fires, note that the burn area today (~1.4 million acres) is way smaller than it was pre-European contact. Native ppl burned 5.6 to 13 million acres there every year--up to 1/8 of the entire state.
When hearing about the California fires, note that the burn area today (~1.4 million acres) is way smaller than it was pre-European contact. Native ppl burned 5.6 to 13 million acres there every year--up to 1/8 of the entire state.