Wildfires tearing through southern California are now estimated to be larger than the size of New York City and Boston combined.

A half dozen fires have collectively scorched nearly 200,000 acres and destroyed 792 structures since last week, according to officials. There are six fires in total. The fires include, the Thomas fire (by far the largest), Rye fire, Creek fire, Skirball fire, Liberty fire, and Lilac fire. Mother nature was offering no encouragement, as winds reached 45-60 mph on Sunday.

Although winds are predicted to slow down in the coming week, there is no forecasted rain for 10 to 14 days. Warm temperatures and periodic wind gusts mean the threat of more fire still stands for the time being.

As 4,000 firefighters battled the Thomas fire, Governor Jerry Brown surveyed the damage in Ventura County on Saturday.

“This is kind of the new normal,” Brown said, adding that the extreme fire activity will not cease for decades to come.

Governor Brown, an advocate of climate change supported by scientific evidence, did not hold back what he believes to be the truth about his state.

He did so by adding,”With climate change, some scientists are saying that Southern California is literally burning up,” Brown said. “So we have to have the resources to combat the fires, and we also have to invest in managing the vegetation and forests … in a place that’s getting hotter.”