The Mendocino Complex fire is bigger than 600 Disneyland Resorts

The Mendocino Complex fire grew this week to become the biggest wildfire in California history, scorching 300,086 acres by Wednesday, Aug. 8. The devastating blaze already destroyed 116 homes and 105 other buildings, with another 10,300 structures still threatened, according to the US Forest Service.
This latest disaster follows a national trend of less frequent wildfires growing bigger than previous ones. To understand the new breadth of these fires, it’s helpful to ad