That has included threatening huge sequoias like the General Sherman, which looms 275 feet (83 meters) above the forest floor. Firefighters were able to beat back the flames as they ate into California's Giant Forest, thanks to decades of prescribed burns that starved the blaze of fuel. - 'Best tool we have' -The sequoias of Giant Forest, some of which are up to 3,000 years old, have survived countless previous fires. Which explains why there are very few areas in the western United States where the practice is common -- apart from around Giant Forest. "We don't have a lot of brand new sequoia trees in the Giant Forest because it hasn't seen fire in so long.

Source: Bangkok Post September 26, 2021 01:41 UTC