California has a few wildfires going on, in case you have heard. The biggest has already burned almost 400,000 acres of land. That is 625 square miles (or 1,600 km²), or a square of 25 miles (or 40 km) on one side.

The active fire line they are trying to defend is apparently 200 miles (320km) long. It's only 24% contained.

The magnitude of these numbers is really hard to comprehend.

fire.ca.gov/incidents/2024/7/2