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  2. Transamerica Pyramid - Wikipedia

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    The Transamerica Pyramid was the tallest skyscraper in San Francisco from 1972 to 2017, when it was surpassed by the under-construction Salesforce Tower. [16] It is one of 39 San Francisco high rises reported by the U.S. Geological Survey as potentially vulnerable to a large earthquake, due to a flawed welding technique. [17]

  3. Hyperion (tree) - Wikipedia

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    Hyperion is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in California that is the world's tallest known living tree, measured at 116.07 metres (380.8 ft) tall in 2019. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Hyperion was discovered on August 25, 2006, by naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor . [ 4 ]

  4. Michael Taylor (forester) - Wikipedia

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    Michael W. Taylor (born 25 April 1966) is an American forester who is notable for being a leading discoverer of champion and tallest trees - most notably coast redwoods. In 2006, Taylor co-discovered the tallest known tree in the world, a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) now named "Hyperion". He also discovered "Helios" and "Icarus", the ...

  5. Lindsay Creek Tree - Wikipedia

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    Fairly solid evidence indicates that coast redwoods were the world's largest trees before logging, with numerous historical specimens reportedly over 400 ft (122 m). [14] Hyperion, another coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), currently the tallest, is 115.85 m (380.1 ft), which also makes it the world's tallest known living tree. [15]

  6. San Francisco's 'leaning tower' sinking faster than ... - AOL

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    New information about San Francisco’s sinking Millennium Tower has come from space. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ...

  7. Leaning San Francisco skyscraper is tilting 3 inches per year ...

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    The engineer trying to stabilize the Millennium Tower, a luxury residential skyscraper in San Francisco that is sinking into the ground and now leaning over

  8. The Mendocino Tree - Wikipedia

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    The Mendocino Tree is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) located in Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve in Mendocino County, California. From 1999 to 2004, it was believed to be the tallest tree in the world , measuring 367.5 feet (112.0 m) tall.

  9. California trying to make the world's tallest tree invisible ...

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    California's Redwood National Park officials have made the 380-foot redwood off-limits. Visitors caught near it could face six months in jail and a $5,000 fine. California trying to make the world ...