California's drought-stressed trees toppling amid strong winds
3/27/2023 2:15:16 AM
CATEGORIES:
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
AFFECTED AREAS:
California
Alameda County, CA
Contra Costa County, CA
Marin County, CA
Napa County, CA
San Francisco County, CA
San Mateo County, CA
Santa Clara County, CA
Solano County, CA
Sonoma County, CA
Start Date: 3/21/2023
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Years of drought have weakened California’s trees, causing trees to fall and injure people, sometimes fatally so, amid the intense series of storms that have hit the state this winter. Strong winds, combined with saturated soils, can allow the drought-affected root system to give way. On March 21, amid a strong storm, trees claimed the lives of five people in the Bay Area.
The Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.), March 26, 2023
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