Nearly all of California’s giant sequoias are in ‘exceptional drought’ areas
As California’s drought worsens, over 93% of all known giant sequoia trees currently exist in areas experiencing “exceptional drought” conditions — the most severe drought classification established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). … [H]uman activity and climate change threaten their continued existence. And now with drought conditions worsening across the West Coast, virtually every single one of the massive trees is now rooted in an area under exceptional drought conditions, leaving them prone to damage from wildfires.
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