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Prescribed Burns Save Sequoias | Science News
Ancient sequoias are surviving wildfires thanks to a surprising hero: prescribed burns. New UC Davis research shows trees exposed to controlled fires before major blazes were nearly four times more likely to survive. These fire-adapted giants, with thick bark and towering canopies, still can’t handle the extreme intensity of modern fires—fuelled by decades of fire suppression and dead brush. Parks have been using prescribed burns since the 1960s, creating a natural experiment that proved the lifesaving power of this strategy. The message is clear: to protect these iconic trees, we must keep…
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