Giant sequoias are built to withstand ordinary fires, but recent extreme wildfires killed thousands of trees that had survived for centuries or even millennia. A new analysis of about 26,400 sequoias found that trees in areas treated with prescribed burns were nearly four times more likely to survive.
Researchers estimate the controlled fires prevented about 1,900 deaths and could have saved thousands more if used across every grove…
Source: ScienceDaily | Natural Disasters
ScienceDaily | Natural Disasters
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