Wildfire Forced Partial Closure of Yosemite National Park, Thousands Evacuated

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Wildfire Forced Partial Closure of Yosemite National Park, Thousands Evacuated

[bradholmes]

Keep an eye out you'll probably find some tourists out there trying to pet the fire

[swhaht]

Thanks to firefighters for saving these ancient wonders. Be safe. LCES.

[sharlafenwick]

Horrible news. Those giant trees are part of our most amazing natural wonders in America. If we lose them it will be a huge loss.

[jenniferjackson]

Its people from out of town who come here..are careless and ruin these ancient wonders..some 2000 years old..but homes are being destroyed and people like myself
who love this park..are crying. When I see loved ones being hurt...trees and animals dying..it hurts my heart..

[alpines]

These people do know that fires happen naturally to burn off excess debris and reconstitute the soil... certain parts of Yellowstone need fire, because certain debris doesn't decompose!

[FKCENSORSHIP]

It's almost like the natural cycle of a forest involves fire.

[georgevanaken]

I wonder how many wildfires these thousands of years old trees have been through already? 🤔

[joeybydin]

Hard to believe there's thousands of people there that had to be evacuated

[Mrpm]

Don't sequoias need fire to sprout?

[dannydingus]

Yeah I keep hearing how they evacuate the park don't hear nothing about trying to help the animals I guess they just got to deal with it on their own just like humans always thinking about themselves

[jesuschrist]

“We’ve been training for this.” Well apparently not because your lack of awareness of how the fire started and moved definitely shows how slow y’all are.

[cameronb]

Oh no!!! I’m booked to go to Yosemite in august :(

[chongyulius]

What the heck, I jut came back from Yosemite! And the pictures of wild fire I caught on my camera during the SF-NY flight was from there??!

[qwertyuiopas]

This was a fire started intentionally, likely paid to do so by some huge conglomeration of corps.

[anntrope]

PRAYING FOR MY MOTHER EARTH...THAT SHE SURVIVES HER GREEDY, SELF CENTERED, NARCISSISTIC CHILDREN... ♡☆♡

[MegaSickcat]

With all this technology how come NOT ONE rich person has come up with a better way to fight these wildfires????

[Lee-upbz]

here we go Valley, get ready for the smokey skies

[StrengthNoBounds]

I SWEAR EVERY SINGLE TIME I SEE A VIDEO ABOUT THESE WILD FIRES I POST "i know how to stop these wild fires with a 100% success rate and no chemicals are needed to do it." yet no one wants me to help save America apparently please let me help

[victorjcano]

Wasn’t this happening last year in the same Grove?

[haroldofcardboard]

if they would just sweep the forest floors there wouldnt be any of this nonsense!