1903 Texas Fire Was Twice As Big As All Texas Fires In 2011 Combined

100 miles square is 10,000 square miles, which is 6.4 million acres. Twice the total burn area in 2011. Romm  says that the current fire is the worst in the history of the Earth.

ScreenHunter 04 Sep. 07 22.41 1903 Texas Fire Was Twice As Big As All Texas Fires In 2011 Combined

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3 Responses to 1903 Texas Fire Was Twice As Big As All Texas Fires In 2011 Combined

  1. What history does Romm read? I can think of several in California that rival this, a number in Australia and even a few I’ve fought myself in Africa …

  2. avatar kramer says:

    Hey Steve, tuck the following link away for future reference:
    http://planetsave.com/2011/09/08/tree-rings-reveal-centuries-old-fire-record/

  3. avatar DJMoore says:

    The difference, of course, is mentioned in the third paragraph: “The section of country is thinly settled.”

    These days, it’s not exactly urban, but “thinly settled” doesn’t fit either.

    Nevertheless, although the damage to property is far greater, this is due to human population patterns, not the severity of the fire.

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