acreage

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One was that, from Pasadena flower beds to Compton’s crop acreage, plants across L.A. were dying.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In the early 2000s, about 3% of the world’s land burned annually—in total acreage, an area about twice Mexico’s size.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Higher fertilizer costs do not show up at the grocery store overnight, but they will eventually trickle through planted acreage, yields, and feed costs.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

U.S. wildfires have declined sharply since 1926, and global wildfire acreage declined 24% between 1998 and 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Most of the migrants were farmers, and real estate offices were flooded with inquiries about the availability of cheap acreage near Seattle.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown