Wildfires were "Big Polluters" in 2020
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Last updated 12/30/2020 at 8:58am
While the coronavirus and its devastating effects on people and economies worldwide were unfortunately the top 2020 stories, the massive impact of western wildfires can’t be ignored. It was catastrophic.
The National Interagency Fire Center’s western states tally shows a record 8.6 million acres were incinerated in 2020 compared with 4.6 million acres in 2019.
In Washington, just over 700...
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