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This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 22 November 2021, shows the burn scar caused by the KNP Complex wildfire in the Sierra Nevada, California.

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English: This image, acquired by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 22 November 2021, shows the burn scar caused by the KNP Complex wildfire in the Sierra Nevada, California. The KNP Complex wildfire burned about 35,000 hectares, devastating the Sequoia National Park and Sequoia National Forest. According to local authorities, more than 2,200 giant sequoias, a tree that only grows in this part of California, were burned in the fire. The KNP Complex Fire is the manifestation of a trend of abnormally powerful wildfires that are affecting the region. Local authorities also noted that about a third of the total population of giant sequoias growing in the area burned as a consequence of wildfires in 2020 and 2021. Data from the Copernicus missions allow the monitoring of wildfires around the world.
Date Taken on 22 November 2021
Source Unprecedented fires threaten giant sequoia forests in California
Author European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

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