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"Surprising & devastating": Report says many more sequoias killed in 2020 fires than first thought

Writer's picture: Dave Harmon, PW editorDave Harmon, PW editor
When wildfire tore through giant sequoia groves in the Sierra Nevada last year, researchers estimated hundreds of the towering trees — maybe 1,000 — were killed.
Now, almost nine months later, experts have revised that figure tenfold. A new draft report puts the toll at 7,500 to 10,600 trees — 10% to 14% of the world’s natural population.


(Ed. note: the article misspells the lead author's name. It is Brigham, not Bringham.)

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