With Rim Fire Near, A Look Yosemite’s History with Fire

Monday, August 26, 2013 - 09:30 in Earth & Climate

The Rim Fire is only 7 percent contained and inching closer towards Yosemite Valley. It’s estimated that an average of 16,000 of Yosemite’s 747,000 acres may have once burned annually under natural conditions in the park.

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