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California sequoia still smouldering after 2020 fires Scientists and fire crews were surveying the effects from the 2020 Castle Fire in Sequoia National Park, when they observed a still smouldering and smoking giant sequoia tree that appears to be caused from last year s fire, the park service said in a statement. A Pacific Gas and Electric firefighter walks down a road as flames approach in Fairfield, California during the LNU Lightning Complex fire on 19 August 2020. Picture: AFP
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LOS ANGELES - One of California s iconic giant sequoia trees was recently found to be still smouldering and smoking in an area of the state devastated by massive wildfires last summer, National Park authorities said on Wednesday.
Giant sequoia still smouldering from 2020 California wildfire
by The Associated Press
Last Updated May 5, 2021 at 4:14 pm EDT
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. A giant sequoia has been found smouldering and smoking in a part of Sequoia National Park that burned in one of California’s huge wildfires last year, the National Park Service said Wednesday.
“The fact areas are still smouldering and smoking from the 2020 Castle Fire demonstrates how dry the park is,” said Leif Mathiesen, assistant fire management officer for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in central California. “With the low amount of snowfall and rain this year, there may be additional discoveries as spring transitions into summer.”
May 05, 2021 - 1:01 PM
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - A giant sequoia has been found smouldering and smoking in a part of Sequoia National Park that burned in one of California s huge wildfires last year, the National Park Service said Wednesday.
âThe fact areas are still smouldering and smoking from the 2020 Castle Fire demonstrates how dry the park is,â said Leif Mathiesen, assistant fire management officer for Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in central California. âWith the low amount of snowfall and rain this year, there may be additional discoveries as spring transitions into summer.â
The smouldering tree was found recently by scientists and fire crews surveying the effects of the blaze, which was ignited by lightning last August and spread over more than 270 square miles (699 square kilometres) of the Sierra Nevada. It took five months to fully contain.