By JOCELYN GECKER and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a year that has already brought apocalyptic skies and smothering smoke to the West Coast, California set a grim new record Sunday when officials announced that the wildfires of 2020 have now scorched a record 4 million acres — in a fire season that is far from over. The unprecedented figure — an area larger than the state of Connecticut — is more than double the previous record for the most land burned in a single year in California. 'The 4 million mark is unfathomable. It boggles […]
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