
Firefighters are gaining ground in the fight to protect Yosemite's giant sequoias. But the weather is not helping
CNN
With giant sequoias under threat from a wildfire spreading at Yosemite National Park in California, firefighters are in a race to protect them and a nearby community as more dry hot weather bears down on the region.
Progress has been made in battling the Washburn Fire, which is 22% contained and has charred at least 2,720 acres, according to the fire management site InciWeb.

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