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A giant sequoia tree is still smoldering in California s Sequoia National Forest about 10 months after wildfires devastated the region, researchers discovered.
A bolt of lightning struck deep within the national forest in August 2020, resulting in the Castle Fire that spread into areas of the Giant Sequoia National Monument, which is home to some trees that have stood for over 2,000 years, such as General Sherman, the largest tree ever recorded.
“The fact areas are still smoldering and smoking from the 2020 Castle Fire demonstrates how dry the park is,” Leif Mathiesen, the assistant fire management officer for Sequoia and Kings Canyon, told the
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