The sight of General Sherman wrapped in foil this fall was a cry for help. It was also a sign that the American West has entered a dangerous new era of hotter heat waves, ever-more-brutal droughts and a growing threat of violent extremism on public lands.
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There’s still hope for the future.
But in a part of the country mythologized for its rugged individualism, going it alone will be a recipe for disaster, climate experts say.
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But in a part of the country mythologized for its rugged individualism, going it alone will be a recipe for disaster, climate experts say.
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In one positive development, firefighters managed to protect General Sherman and other iconic sequoias from this fall’s fires.
But thousands of the giants were still killed by flames.
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But thousands of the giants were still killed by flames.
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The climate emergency is just getting started. 2021 will probably go down as one of the coolest years this young century.
There’s still plenty of time for the rest of the Ancient Ones to meet their match.
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There’s still plenty of time for the rest of the Ancient Ones to meet their match.
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