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Fallen trees and damage reported as storm hits Canberra
news, latest-news, act weather, canberra weatherBlackouts have affected some Canberra residents, following a storm which particularly affected the Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Belconnen regions. A severe thunderstorm warning issued by the Bureau of Meteorology for Canberra and Queanbeyan no longer remains, but the Emergency Services ACT was still responding to storm damage callouts on Monday…
‘Super Trees’ May Be Key to Helping Houston and Other Cities Combat Environmental Impacts
Houston…we have a solution. A recent study from Rice University, the Houston Health Department’s environmental division and Houston Wilderness discovered the numerous benefits of planting “super trees” – native trees that benefit the environment in a particular area the most – and now, researchers are sharing their findings so other urban areas can benefit. Like all urban…
Trees Have the Potential to Live Indefinitely
Christmas trees are dead or dying. But some conifers and other trees theoretically could live forever, according to a recent essay that reviews accumulating evidence on extremely long-lived trees—and calls for more scientifically rigorous methods to determine their age and study their longevity. Across the board, trees do not die so much as they are killed,…