Giant sequoias evolved with fire - new study shows it can still save them
August 03, 2026
August 03, 2026
RENO, Nevada, Aug. 3 -- The University of Nevada posted the following news:
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Giant sequoias evolved with fire - new study shows it can still save them
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Giant sequoias evolved with fire over millennia. Now, after nearly 200 years of suppressing both wildfire and Indigenous burning, some of the world's oldest and largest trees are dying at unprecedented rates as increasingly severe wildfires sweep through their remaining groves.
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Giant sequoias evolved with fire - new study shows it can still save them
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Giant sequoias evolved with fire over millennia. Now, after nearly 200 years of suppressing both wildfire and Indigenous burning, some of the world's oldest and largest trees are dying at unprecedented rates as increasingly severe wildfires sweep through their remaining groves.
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