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Yosemite ‘firefall’ slows to a trickle amid drought

Yosemite ‘firefall’ slows to a trickle amid drought

Aired 03/01/2020

PBS News Hour

Yosemite ‘firefall’ slows to a trickle amid drought

Clip: 3/1/2020 | 2m 15sVideo has Closed Captions

Yosemite ‘firefall’ slows to a trickle amid drought

A natural spectacle called "firefall" happens each February in California's Yosemite National Park when light from the setting sun strikes the park's Horsetail Falls, making it look like it's ablaze with fire. But this year the waterfall slowed to a trickle. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker spoke with University of California Berkeley climate scientist Patrick Gonzalez to learn more.

Aired 03/01/2020

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