A saguaro burns on May 18 during Wildcat Fire in the Tonto National Forest northeast of Phoenix
The video was taken last week during the Wildcat Fire. As of Thursday, the Wildcat Fire had burned more than 14,400 acres and was less than 60% contained. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Video Courtesy Scottsdale Fire Department
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Increase in wildfires taking out saguaros is 'really alarming,' report warnsThe trend of more frequent, larger wildfires could transform Southern Arizona's iconic Sonoran Desert landscape. "If it ever gets back to the desert it was before, it will take hundreds of years. We can’t just go blindly into this future.”
