sequoia, known as the grizzly giant, to protect it from the flames that are ripping through at this hour. this tree, the national park service says it s the second largest tree in yosemite. what we know about this fire is that it has doubled in size in the past 24 hours. nearly 1600 acres have already burned and fire officials are warning that they do expect this fire to continue to grow as they are also expecting continued hot, unusually hot temperatures. escalating drought, climate change, a horrible combination, also adding to this yearly threat of wildfires. how are federal officials dealing with all of that? we have been talking to, on the federal level, the national park service. this is something they are very concerned about as far as the impact of climate change on places like these national parks. most of the national parks across the united states are impacted, if not by extreme temperatures, wildfires, it s the sea level. they are working, on the federal level
california. 61 major fires in major states. here is the number we need to focus on. 4.6 million. those are the acres burned in 2022. the average for the state over the last 10 years was 2.2 million. we are double the number of acres that have already burned across the country and that is including alaska. there are major destructive fires in alaska, right now with no end in sight to this fire season. those numbers are extraordinary. thank you. here is park ranger scott gettleman, the chief public affairs officer for yosemite national park. so glad you can be with us. what is the latest on how many acres have burned, in total? thank you for having me. the latest couple of reports we just heard, we are at about