Every American is vulnerable to climate change impacts on their health at some point in their lives. Climate change can have a range of impacts on physical, mental, and community health. A warmer climate is expected to increase the risk of illnesses and death from extreme heat and poor air quality.
The largest tree in the Sierra Nevada range of California is the Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum). The giant sequoia is in fact the largest tree in the world, in terms of total volume of wood. 11 people found this useful.
The coast redwoods are the tallest trees on earth (to 350 feet) and the giant sequoias are the most massive (to 40 feet in trunk diameter). The giant sequoias have the potential to grow as tall as a coast redwood but always wind up losing their tops to a lightning strike in the severe weather of their native mountains.he coast redwoods are the tallest trees on earth (to 350 feet) and the giant sequoias are the most massive (to 40 feet in trunk diameter). The giant sequoias have the potential to grow as tall as a coast redwood but always wind up losing their tops to a lightning strike in the severe weather of their native mountains.