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Officials report that hundreds of giant sequoia trees could have been burned during intense wildfires that swept through Northern California

Officials report that hundreds of giant sequoia trees could have been burned during intense wildfires that swept through Northern California

Officials report that hundreds of giant sequoia trees could have been burned during intense wildfires that swept through Northern California

Officials report that hundreds of giant sequoia trees could have been burned during intense wildfires that swept through Northern California

Officials report that hundreds of giant sequoia trees could have been burned during intense wildfires that swept through Northern California

An official said that the KNP Complex Fire has burned into 15 of the Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks giant sequoia groves.

The lightning-caused KNP Complex that erupted on Sept. 9 has burned into 15 giant sequoia groves in the park

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Meaning conditions are favorable for the spread of wildfires. the warning affects about 6 million people and includes the dixie fire, which has already burned nearly a million acres. crews are also battling a fire in the sequoia national park, an area where some of the worlds largest and oldest trees are located. officials hoping to avoid a repeat of last year, when thousands of sequoia trees were destroyed in an especially bad fire season. lets bring in cnn meteorologist jean norman now. when i...

Acres that are not contained. you see how close they are to the forest. thats why we saw scenes like this develop toward the end of last week. officials wrapping the giant trees, which are basically nearly as tall as the statue of liberty. now, of course the forest is home to thousands of trees, and because of the increase in fires that weve been seeing, theyre at greater risk from fires thanks to climate change. prior to that, they hadnt quite been seeing so many problems with fires. in fact, i...