What I realized is that dozens of climate changes have come and gone. Each one of those climate changes over the past 200 million years has become extinct. Its the climate changes that each took an ass-whoopin’ and bit the dust like the dinosaurs. None of those climate changes retained a\u00a0title belt. But for millions of years the \u00a0redwoods survived. Sequoia sempervirens is the present heavy weight champion of\u00a0survival between the two.<\/p>\n
The coast redwoods may not cover a lot of territory. But its a heck of a lot more area than the Dwarf Wooly Meadowfoam known to exist on only the two Table Rocks near Grants Pass, Oregon. And although coast redwood old growth is less now than 100 years ago, coast redwoods are more abundant on Earth now than 100 years ago due to various reasons including planting around the globe.<\/p>\n
Anyhow, history and facts show that people should not bite their nails about the survival of \u00a0coast redwoods. They still hold the title belt. A betting man knows not to put money on climate, because its the climate which will take a nose dive in the years ahead.<\/p>\n
Also, 5 years or 50 years worth of climate now during our short lives is as brief as a single strobe light burst. In the context of history that is. Just as Dr. Stephen\u00a0Sillett sampled hundreds of years to study\u00a0redwood growth of past\u00a0centuries, most likely our great (x12)<\/strong> grandchildren will be the ones with enough years of study to gain a clue of insight. Because 50 years of weather and climate presently is but a mere blip in time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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