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Yosemite Wildfire Threatens 3,000-Year-Old ‘Grizzly Giant’ Sequoia Tree
A grove full of hundreds of mature giant sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park is in danger as a wildfire quickly spreads across the area.
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Sequoia National Park Closes as Wildfires Threaten Some of the Largest Trees on Earth
Two fires sparked last week by lightning strikes in Sequoia National Park have caused the park to close to visitors and are threatening the endangered trees as the fires continue to spread, the National Park Service said Tuesday. They add to California’s increasingly dire season of flames.
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California’s Dixie Fire Has Now Burned an Area the Size of New York City
The Dixie Fire is raging out of control in Northern California’s Plumas and Butte counties. After merging with a smaller blaze known as the Fly Fire over the weekend, its flames continued to spread, devastating nearly 200,000 acres as of Monday morning. It’s now the largest fire in California and is among the more than…
