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| A large tree in Methuen, Mass. Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 lays atop power lines due to Monday's hybrid superstorm Sandy. Sandy caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) |
Written by
Allen G. Breed and Tom Hays
Associated Press
"NEW YORK — Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas awoke Tuesday without electricity, and an eerily quiet New York City was all but closed off by car, train and air as superstorm Sandy steamed inland, still delivering punishing wind and rain. The U.S. death toll climbed to 39, many of the victims killed by falling trees.
The most devastating storm in decades to hit the country’s most densely populated region upended man and nature as it rolled back the clock on 21st-century lives, cutting off modern communication and leaving millions without power Tuesday as thousands who fled their water-menaced homes wondered when — if — life would return to normal."
The most devastating storm in decades to hit the country’s most densely populated region upended man and nature as it rolled back the clock on 21st-century lives, cutting off modern communication and leaving millions without power Tuesday as thousands who fled their water-menaced homes wondered when — if — life would return to normal."
In earlier days rural development would see the house paddocks cleared of trees to make way for the family farm home to be built. Today in urban areas, trees offer a beautiful asset and increase the value and attractiveness of your street-cape and neighborhood.
However there has to be a trade-off concerning fatal risks during storms.
Large trees within failing range of your house do present a very serious risk to family occupants sheltering during a storm. If its too late to do anything else, retreat to smaller rooms furthest from reach of trees.
If you have time to be prepared, contact your tree lopping specialist for a quotation to remove or reduce the hazard that the nearest large trees present to your home. Pruning down a tree to 1/2 its height may take the fall zone just out of reach and still keep the shade and colour you appreciate the rest of the year when the gales are not blowing.
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