Do Now California Wildfires

Wildfires in California have burned through a record-breaking 4 million acres That's more than
double the previous record of 1.67 million acres, set two years ago. But scientist say that
climate change “climate change linked to the burning of coal, oil and gas has helped make
California much drier, making trees and other plants more flammable.” And wildfires this year
destroyed more than 8,000 buildings and forced the evacuation of about 100,000 people.
This article is important because it explains the seriousness of wildfires and why they are
increasing. Plus, it gives how they are affecting people and an estimate of how many people
they have affected