Headline

California Redwoods Suffering from Effects of Climate Change-Fueled Weather Whiplash

 California

California redwood trees have been dealing with years of drought, periods of stormy wet weather, along with wildfires - making them more vulnerable. (Credit: CBS Bay Area)

Climate Signal: Climate change is driving rapid, intense, and extreme swings between different types of weather - such as from flooding to drought or from cold to hot - known as weather whiplash.

Article Summary:

At hundreds to thousands of years old, California's iconic redwoods -- the tallest trees in the world -- have truly stood the test of time. But all of our atmospheric river storms have left them with a case of weather whiplash in this age of climate change.

"This is a new norm and seems like we're going into much more extreme weather," said [Todd] Dawson. "We get these extremely wet and very windy times and then we go into drought for a whole bunch of years, and I think those are really challenging the native vegetation including the redwoods throughout the state."

Full Story: CBS Bay Area