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As Joshua trees burn, massive wildfire threatens to forever alter Mojave Desert

Por: Los Angeles Times Nation August 01, 2023

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As firefighters battle a massive wildfire that continues to grow in the eastern Mojave Desert, national park officials and ecologists are preparing for habitat losses that are likely to alter the landscape forever. “We’ve lost a huge area of native vegetation, said Debra Hughson, deputy superintendent for the Mojave National Preserve. “A lot of pinyon [pines], junipers gone forever, and a lot of the Joshua tree, likely.”... + full article



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