{"id":"a59c245c-9e80-4143-af73-cf22164893ab","url":"https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/weather/video/controlled-burning-sequoias-wildefire-climate-vrtc","domain":"cnn.com","outlet":{"name":"CNN","country":"US","cred":3,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Close to a fifth of the world’s sequoias burned. One solution? More fire. - CNN","plainHeadline":"Prescribed burns helped limit sequoia losses in 2020-21 fires","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["A new study estimates about 13,000 giant sequoias were killed in 2020 and 2021.","That figure is roughly one-fifth of the world’s giant sequoias.","Researchers say prescribed burns reduced the total death toll.","The Castle Fire (2020) and KNP Complex Fire (2021) were the events studied.","Without controlled burns, the impact on sequoias would have been worse."],"topics":["Environment","Climate","Science"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T21:08:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-05T21:18:06.458Z","story":null}