California's tallest trees are getting heatstroke

A new study found California's redwoods slow their photosynthesis during warmer temperatures, adapted to cooler, foggy climates; nature's original cloud storage.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on The Weekend Shift
Published 10:44 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026
Updated 1:05 AM ET · aired 3 times

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First reported by Wired: “California’s Tallest and Most Iconic Trees Are Getting Heatstroke”.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 10:44 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman; aired 3 times.
Topics: California.

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WiredCalifornia’s Tallest and Most Iconic Trees Are Getting Heatstroke

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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWelcome back. Wired reports a new study finds California's redwoods slow down photosynthesis when it gets warmer. Heatstroke, for trees that grew up in fog.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGiants that need a cloud to function. I'll take it. Show me a verification badge before I believe any of this.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThis is file footage, not the study's trees. Roll it. Trail curves through the redwoods, and the camera is feeling it.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's a path.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLook at this, a fallen log across the creek bed. Moss everywhere. That log has seen things.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe railing. Watch it guide the path. Tidy. Honest. Reliable, unlike the climate.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThere it goes, light through the canopy. Viral Score, eight out of ten, minus two for no creek sounds.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNine. Badge granted. Don't tell anyone I cared.

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