but one of our primetime producers with portuguese roots says some european landowners don t have the money for forest maintenance. it is costly. instead of paying a fine for not maintaining the underbrush, they will torch it instead. the producer says it is common knowledge. last year in portugal cnn reports two firefighters were arrested for setting forest fires in order to give their fire company more work. cha ching. one about here in america? remember the awful wildfires in yosemite last year? multiple states are under red flag warning spirit that s the highest level of alert for wildfires. it is all due to a combination of high blistering heat and low humidity and strong winds. it wasn t the heat, humidity and winds after all. it was edward wacker men. he has just been busted for the yosemite arson. he can be responsible for destroying 130 homes and
what i see is a lot of these little, baby giant sequoias that have sprouted up since the fire happened. without an urgent response to the climate crisis and increased forest maintenance, experts worry more of the once seemingly impervious sequoias will be lost. the biggest worry for me is we have two fires burning right now that are threatening groves that we have not been able to treat. the risk is still there. reporter: stephanie elam, cnn in the sierra, nevada, mountains. well, all the glitz and glamour of television s biggest night was back on display at sunday s prime-time emmy awards. after last year s virtual ceremony, stars of the small screen were back on the red carpet to the delight of fans and photographers. one of the night s biggest winners was the netflix series the crown. watch it, if you haven t. bringing home awards for best actor and actress in a drama
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naturally. reporter: on land owned by the save the redwoods league, we hiked out to see just how deadly the cassel fire was here. for us to see 10% to 14% of the total of giant sequoias alive killed in one year, in one fire, there s nothing to compare that to. reporter: yet fire in and of itself is not the enemy of the giant sequoia. their cones open up. their seeds start to germinate after a fire. reporter: so near those lost giants, where the fire wasn t too intense, small shoots of hope take root. what i see is a lot of these little baby giant sequoias that have sprouted up since the fire happened. reporter: without an urgent response to the climate crisis and increased forest maintenance, experts worry more of the once seemingly impervious sequoias will be lost. the biggest worry for me is we have two fires burning right now that are threatening groves that we have not been able to