An example for you: If it is 12 A.M in Eastern Standard Time, then it will be 5 A.M in Greenwich Mean Time. During the summer months, the time change results in a four hour difference between the two since the Eastern zone moves an hour forward in the spring.
The Great Black Dragon Fire -- 18 million acres. In 1987 the Great Black Dragon Fire burned three million acres in Northern China and 15 million acres in Siberia, making it the world's largest forest fire in recorded history.
Officials said a massive wildfire burning in Southern California became the largest in state history Friday night. The so-called Thomas Fire has claimed more than 427 square miles of land since it was sparked on the evening of Dec. 4, according to Cal Fire.