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A man stands in front of a centuries-old tree in Yosemite National Park. Photo by Buddhika Gammudali via Flickr.com.

There’s no denying the splendor of the giant trees that grace the west coast. But even giants aren’t impervious to climate change, it seems.

Just as Yosemite’s glaciers are disappearing, so too are the trees. An examination of data collected from the 1930s to 1990s has revealed that the numbers of giant, old-growth trees in Yosemite National Park have dropped dramatically during the 60-year span—and that worries resea…
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