Hotter, drier conditions heighten danger as Yosemite fire threatens ancient sequoias
by Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times
Jul 10, 2022
3 minutes
Firefighters were bracing Sunday for warmer and drier weather in the coming days as they battled to protect hundreds of ancient sequoias threatened by flames raging across rugged and parched terrain in Yosemite National Park.
The Washburn fire had grown to at least 1,591 acres and was burning on the southern end of the park near the historic Mariposa Grove, home to about 500 giant sequoias, officials said. The blaze is
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