Our top journalists say 10 million is larger than 50 million, and imply that prior to 1960 people simply don’t know how to do math.
2015 wildfires burned a record-breaking 10.1 million acres
There can be little doubt in the mind of modern journalists that they are much smarter than people were in the 1930’s.
Forest fire burn acreage has plummeted over the last 80 years.
Indicator 3.16: Area and percent of forest affected by abiotic agents
