The Mendocino Complex Fire is now the largest wildfire ever recorded in California

Two blazes that began burning through Northern California late last month have grown at breathtaking speed to form a massive inferno that has now set a new mark for destruction. The twin wildfires, collectively known as the Mendocino Complex Fire, have together more than doubled in size in the past four days and burned through 283,800 acres of parched land — an area almost the size of Los Angeles.  As wildfires ravaged the Golden State, President Trump weighed in with tweets that puzzled fire experts and seemed to point fingers not at the toll of climate change, but at California’s environmental laws and use of water resources. The Mendocino Complex Fire began July 27 as two neighboring wildfires burning through 9,500 acres of land before spreading rapidly — at one point, by nearly 30,000 acres within hours.  Firefighters are unlikely to see much respite. Temperatures will dip slightly to the low 90s and high 80s this week, but no rain is in the forecast.Seventeen wildfires are burning up and down California.