Giant sequoia found still smoldering after 2020 California wildfire
A firefighter checks on the evolution of the Castle Fire as it burns in the Sequoia national forest in September. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/EPA
A firefighter checks on the evolution of the Castle Fire as it burns in the Sequoia national forest in September. Photograph: Étienne Laurent/EPA
Charred tree – which may be thousands of years old – looks like chimney spouting smoke in national forest
Thu 6 May 2021 06.00 EDT
Last modified on Thu 6 May 2021 08.44 EDT
Scientists have discovered a giant sequoia still smoldering in California’s Sequoia national forest, months after wildfires tore through the region last August.
A giant sequoia 250-foot tall is still smoldering and smoking in Sequoia National Park that was burned during one of California s catastrophic wildfires last year.
Fire management says the tree is still exhibiting the effects of the 2020 Castle Fire due to low snowfall and rain this year.
The fire was sparked from a lightning strike on on August 19, 2020, which then grew and spread throughout the region - burning an estimated 270 square miles (700 square kilometers) of forest as of December.
The burning sequoia, which is 13 feet in diameter, is isolated and does not present a danger to its environment or park visitors, according to the park service.
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