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California’s Giant Sequoias Are in Big Trouble (www.wired.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/8446901

(More details, from the National Park Service : https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/wildfires-kill-unprecedented-numbers-of-large-sequoia-trees.htm )

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[–] LibertyLizard 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

With assisted migration, we can certainly find a new home for new sequoias. Lots of good habitat in the PNW. But that won’t save the ancient trees.

The only option is to stop burning fossil fuels. Get it stay involved in politics and talk to your friends and family.