> Tell us why it’s different. Scope and scale. A larger part of the country is on fire than is typical, and the resulting smoke is denser and deadlier. But to

> Tell us why it’s different. Scope and scale. A larger part of the country is on fire than is typical, and the resulting smoke is denser and deadlier. But to broadly address your question, the answer will usually be "Scope and Scale" (and occasionally quantity), with both being larger for a given natural phenomenon.