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The alarming frequency of infernos that are larger, hotter and faster is imperiling the species — especially when it is compounded by a drought

Four firefighters were hospitalized after being struck by a falling tree in Sequoia National Park.

Having scorched almost 86,000 acres since it was caused by lightning on Sept. 9, the KNP Complex Fire — formed by the Colony and the Paradise Fires — is tearing through the northwestern sector of California’s Sequoia National Park in the Sierra Nevada, the only region where these trees dwell. The complex is just 11% contained.

California's famous giant sequoias can live for thousands of years. But the KNP Complex Fire is just 11 percent contained, and is burning across nearly 50,000 acres, including treasured groves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Another fire is also blazing in Sequoia National Forest to the south. Special correspondent Cat Wise got a first-hand look on a recent media tour with officials.

In California and beyond, some people are deeply in grief, stunned that flames could again imperil some of Earth's oldest living things.

The ancient massive trees of Sequoia National Park's famed Giant Forest are unscathed even though a wildfire has been burning near them in California.

The ancient massive trees of Sequoia National Park’s famed Giant Forest are unscathed even though a wildfire has been burning near them in California’s Sierra Nevada for nearly two weeks.

THREE RIVERS, Calif. — The ancient massive trees of Sequoia National Park’s famed Giant Forest were unscathed Tuesday even though a wildfire has been burning near them on the western side of California’s Sierra Nevada for nearly two weeks.

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LOS ANGELES – As the Windy Fire torched the top of at least one towering tree in the Sequoia National Forest, a new threat emerged Tuesday when the nearby KNP Complex fire moved closer to a collection of century-old cabins. For days, firefighters have been locked in an unusual battle to defend Calif