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In this picture released by the National Park Service on September 17, 2021, firefighters pose with the historic General Sherman Tree, estimated to be around 2,300 to 2,700 years old, after wrapping it with structural wrap in the Sequoia National Park near Three Rivers California. Firefighters battling to protect the world’s biggest tree from wildfires ravaging the parched United States said on September 17 they are optimistic it can be saved. Flames are creeping closer to the majestic General Sherman and other giant sequoias, as man-made climate change worsens California’s fearsome fire season.
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Giant sequoia trees stand among smoke filled skies in the « Lost Grove » along Generals Highway north of Red Fir during a media tour of the KNP Complex fire in the Sequoia National Park in California on September 17, 2021.
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Firefighting vehicles drive past giant sequoia trees among smoke filled skies in the « Lost Grove » along Generals Highway north of Red Fir during a media tour of the KNP Complex fire in the Sequoia National Park in California on September 17, 2021.
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A dead tree (C) stands alongside living trees as smoke rises during the KNP Complex fire in the Sequoia National Forest near Red Fir, California on September 17, 2021.
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A plume of smoke and flames rise into the air as the fire burns towards Moro Rock during the KNP Complex fire in the Sequoia National Park near Three Rivers, California on September 18, 2021. Firefighters battling to protect the world’s biggest tree from wildfires ravaging the parched United States said September 17 that they are optimistic it can be saved. Crews are battling the KNP Complex fire, comprised of the spreading Paradise and Colony fires, which have so far consumed 4,600 hectares (11,400 acres) of forest since they were sparked by lightning a week ago.
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A Boeing CH-47 Chinook firefighting helicopter carries water to drop on the fire as smoke rises in the foothills along Generals Highway during a media tour of the KNP Complex fire in the Sequoia National Park near Three Rivers, California on September 18, 2021. Firefighters battling to protect the world’s biggest tree from wildfires ravaging the parched United States said September 17 that they are optimistic it can be saved. Crews are battling the KNP Complex fire, comprised of the spreading Paradise and Colony fires, which have so far consumed 4,600 hectares (11,400 acres) of forest since they were sparked by lightning a week ago.
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In this handout image courtesy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) released on September 19, 2021, a firefighter sprays the base of a Giant Sequoia as the Windy fire burns along the Trail of 100 Giants in the Sequoia National Forest, near Ponderosa, California. Hundreds of firefighters were battling to protect several groves of giant sequoias in the United States on Monday, warning the enormous ancient trees were at risk from out-of-control blazes.
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Firefighters spray water as flames push towards a road during the Windy Fire in the Sequoia National Forest near Johnsondale, California on September 22, 2021.
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A firefighting helicopter drops water alongside a road during the Windy Fire in the Sequoia National Forest near Johnsondale, California on September 22, 2021.
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Operations Section Chief, Jon Wallace looks over General Sherman where the historic tree was protected by structure wrap from fires along with the Four Guardsmen at Sequoia National Park, California, September 22, 2021. Hundreds of firefighters were battling to protect several groves of giant sequoias in the United States on September 20, warning the enormous ancient trees were at risk from out-of-control blazes.
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A firefighter uses a hand tool to remove debris from the base of a tree during the Windy Fire in the Sequoia National Forest near Johnsondale, California on September 22, 2021.
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Firefighters use a hose line as trees burn during the Windy Fire in the Sequoia National Forest near Johnsondale, California on September 22, 2021.
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Plumes of smoke and fire rise into the air as the fire burns closer to a lake during the Windy Fire in the Sequoia National Forest near Johnsondale, California on September 22, 2021.
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A firefighter watches flame and smoke rise into the air as trees burn during the Windy Fire in the Sequoia National Forest near Johnsondale, California on September 22, 2021.
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Flagging tape, marking a tree as a « killer » for risk of falling limbs, surrounds trees in Long Meadow Grove, a Giant Sequoia tree grove, after fire burned through along the Trail of 100 Giants during the Windy Fire in the Sequoia National Forest near California Hot Springs, California on September 23.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks about wildfires, including the KNP Complex Fire and Windy Fire that are affecting the area, during a ceremony for a new climate bill at the Sequoia National Park near Three Rivers, California on September 23, 2021. A $15 billion climate bill was signed with funding that will invest in wildfire and forest resilience, support drought response, agriculture, zero-emissions vehicles, and invest in climate resilience.
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A small fire burns as trees stand in Long Meadow Grove, a Giant Sequoia tree grove, after fire burned through along the Trail of 100 Giants during the Windy Fire in the Sequoia National Forest near California Hot Springs, California on September 23, 2021.
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Firefighters prepare sprinkler hose lines to protect trees amid burned ground in Long Meadow Grove, a Giant Sequoia tree grove, after fire burned through along the Trail of 100 Giants during the Windy Fire in the Sequoia National Forest near California Hot Springs, California on September 23, 2021.
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National Park Service staff inspect a burn scar at the base of one of the Four Guardsmen giant sequoias seen wrapped with insulated structure protection wrap at the base during a tour of the KNP Complex fire burn area in Giant Forest on September 30, 2021 in Sequoia National Park, California.
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National Park Service Fire Information Officer Mike Theune holds a single giant sequoia seed on the tip of his glove, which was released from a cone as he stands in front of the General Sherman giant sequoia on September 30, 2021 in Sequoia National Park, California.