US firefighters begin to slow huge California wildfire Officials say Oak Fire, the most destructive blaze so far this fire season in California, is 10 percent contained. Al Jazeera · Jul 25, 2022
State of emergency, evacuations after ‘explosive’ California fire Drought and high temperatures have led to increasingly dangerous wildfires in the western US in recent years. Al Jazeera · Jul 24, 2022
Fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite remains uncontained The Oak Fire started Friday afternoon southwest of the park near the town of Midpines. By Sunday, it had rapidly grown to 22 square miles. WEKU · Jul 23, 2022
Yosemite wildfire threatens grove of iconic sequoia trees The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park remained closed Saturday as firefighters battled a blaze that threatened the gathering of the iconic trees and forced campers to evacuate. WEKU · Jul 10, 2022
A wildfire threatens giant sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park More than 500 mature sequoias were threatened but there were no reports of severe damage to any named trees, such as the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant. WEKU · Jul 9, 2022