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.
There are more than 3,500 species of plants native to the Sierra Nevada Mountains ecosystems. Among them are hundreds of rare species and species growing only in the Sierra Nevada. A biome is a distinctive complex of plant communities created and maintained by climate.