5 things to know as wildfire season heats up
NationofChange New research sheds light on how increasing wildfires are affecting ecosystems and communities. Image Credit: National Wildfire Coordinating Group In early May scientists discovered a plume of smoke wafting from a smoldering sequoia that ignited during 2020’s Castle fire, which set California’s Sequoia National Forest alight last August. The fiery remnant is the result of another too-dry winter in California and an ominous marker for the beginning of the 2021 fire...
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