Feds warn climate change could harm giant sequoias

By GARANCE BURKE , Associated Press Writer, Space & Earth science / Environment

(AP) -- Federal researchers are warning that warming temperatures could soon cause California's giant sequoia trees to die off more quickly unless forest managers plan with an eye toward climate change and the impact of a longer, harsher wildfire season.

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Posted by mikiwud 09/06/08 08:19

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At 2900 years old,some of these trees have lived through atleast three warm periods and one very cold period.As for warming 3 to 10 Deg F,we are now back to 1980's temps and falling,so from what baseline? Also what research as opposed to Playstation predictions forecasts 10 deg rise?

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Posted by Velanarris 09/08/08 19:57

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Dosen't really matter sequoias are the last surviving megaflora. They'll most likely outlast us, unless we cut our carbon emissions, because they won't have enough carbon to replenish their enormous usage of the material.