The largest trees on Earth by volume, giant sequoias are simply mesmerizing in their immensity. These trees have a limited range, though: They’re found only in California. And that’s pu…
Not all giant sequoia groves are in current danger from wildfire.
“Their branches are high up on the trunk, and their spongy bark provides defense from heat. But what they are not adapted to is the new off the charts regime of fire caused by climate change.”“It’s not just the longer fire season, but more frequent fires, and fires of greater intensity, that burn at rates and temperatures they can’t survive,” said Pratt, who lives at the edge of Yosemite and has seen the smoke from the fire.
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