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The best way to save giant sequoias may be more fire
A study of 26,400 giant sequoias found that trees in areas treated with prescribed burns were nearly four times more likely to survive extreme wildfires, with controlled fires preventing about 1,900 tree deaths and potentially saving thousands more if widely applied.
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