Wildfires are getting worse. Will forests start to burn themselves out?

Grist
By Emily PontecorvoSep 2, 2020, 3:55 am328 pts
Thousands of lightning strikes have put California under a “fire siege” since mid-August, setting parched grasses, shrubs, and trees ablaze across the state. Last week, when word got out that wildfires had entered Big Basin Redwoods State Park, many feared for the fate of its namesake redwood forest. But by…

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