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For a size comparison, this is what the burn area of the Smokehouse Creek Fire would look like compared to the state of Connecticut: And here's how a 500,000-acre burn area compares with Manhattan:
If you can't see the map above, click on this link. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Track Texas fires: Map traces wildfires burning in real-time Show comments
America's textile industry began along the Blackstone River with the Slater Mill at Pawtucket, Rhode Island. [2] In the first half of the 20th century, the region underwent a long period of deindustrialization as traditional manufacturing companies relocated to the Midwest, with textile and furniture manufacturing migrating to the South. In the ...
The Grape Vine Creek fire, at 34,800 acres, was 60% contained. The Magenta Fire in Oldham County, spanning approximately 3,300 acres, was 85% contained. The 2,000-acre 687 Reamer Fire was 10% ...
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The Census Bureau releases sector-by-sector statistics on the number of establishments, total business activity, annual payroll, and number of paid employees. A standardized classification of the economy into sectors makes it possible to compare census results over time.
Smoke around the Treasure Valley and across the Pacific Northwest is coming from multiple fires. These sources show where.