A group of landmark giant sequoias has so far been spared by a blaze sweeping through a California national park, authorities said on Sunday.
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But protection measures including wrapping the bases of the huge trees in fire-resistant coverings kept safe "these national treasures," Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks officials wrote early on Sunday in a Facebook post https://www.facebook.com/SequoiaKingsNPS.
Sequoias depend on fire as part of their life cycle, but some massive, intense fires fueled by climate change may do more damage than in the past. Smoke cleared on Saturday afternoon, the park service said, allowing air operations to resume efforts to tackle the flames in "steep terrain inaccessible to fire crews."
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