US EditionWhen heat and drought stress trees, the consequences can be tragic
- When heat and drought stress trees, the consequences can be tragic, with branches breaking off and causing injuries or fatalities, even on calm days.
- A tree physiologist said repeated droughts in British Columbia, mixed with heat stress, increased the likelihood of branches breaking off, resulting in recent tragic incidents.
- Prolonged drought can weaken trees, reduce their growth and defenses, making them susceptible to insects, diseases, rot, and potentially toppling over.
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When heat and drought stress trees, the consequences can be tragic (BC)
Sometimes it happens without any more warning than the sound of cracking. A tree physiologist said that several years of repeated drought in British Columbia mixed with heat stress increased the likelihood of branches breaking off, and this could even happen on a "perfectly calm day" witho...
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When heat and drought stress trees, the consequences can be tragic
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When heat and drought stress trees, the consequences can be tragic – Energeticcity.ca
Sometimes it happens without any more warning than the sound of cracking. A tree physiologist said that several years of repeated drought in British Columbia mixed with heat stress increased the likelihood of branches breaking off, and this could even happen on a “perfectly calm day” without any breeze. The consequences can be tragic — on July 31, a mother and her five-month-old son were killed by a falling tree on the beach at Cumberland Lake P…
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