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California’s largest fire keeps growing, threatening homes, air quality, giant sequoias

The Mosquito fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills is California’s largest blaze this year, and it continued to grow Thursday, threatening thousands of homes and the region’s air quality, as well as a historic grove of giant sequoias.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 15, 2022

Two California fires in the Sierra Nevada have very different outcomes. Why?

The two fires started just 17 miles apart in the rugged terrain of California's western Sierra Nevada — but their outcomes couldn't have been more different.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 30, 2022

Decades of 'good fires' save Yosemite's iconic grove of ancient sequoia trees

Saving the centuries-old trees in Yosemite's famed Mariposa Grove took hard work from firefighters but also half a century of intentional fires.

WEKU · Jul 19, 2022