Average acreage burned in wildfires doubled since 1991

The Congressional Budget Office published a report Thursday which showed that the average acreage burned by wildfires more than doubled between 1991 and 2021, increasing from 3 million acres to 7 million acres burned annually.

Average acreage burned in wildfires doubled since 1991

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