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Fires Consume Yosemite

Image: NASA
Image: NASA

In the month of July, multiple wildfires spread through Yosemite National Park in California, fueled by intense drought conditions, hot temperatures, and low humidity. The fires threatened hundreds of the park’s giant sequoia trees, including some of the famous “named” trees, like the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant. This Landsat image from July 24 shows active fires and a burn scar from the Oak Fire, which burned more than 19,000 acres.

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