Washington Post: Last years wildfire season set a record with more than 10 million acres burned. Thats more land than Maryland, the District and Delaware combined.
More than half the total was the result of mega-fires in Alaska, where dryness due to historically low mountain snowpack and a freak lightning storm created perfect conditions for a huge blaze. The nations overall toll was about 4 million acres more than the yearly average, scorching a record set in 2006.
The record was anticipated by the U.S....