Two nights ago, this large gum tree came down in the park over the road in a violent storm. What I find extraordinary is the shallowness of the root system - it's barely 1 foot (30 centimetres) across. It's more surprising that trees ever stand up when they're barely anchored in the ground!
Of course, this happens in every storm. Sometimes people are killed, or houses and cars damaged. It's a risk we all live with, all over the world.
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