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[–] cybervseas 4 points 1 year ago

So far this season, the fires have burned more than 10m hectares (24.7m acres) of land

I have no ability to understand this much area so I looked around. That is approximately the same size as:

  • Maine
  • Portugal
  • South Korea

Wow.