Fallen trees: human error or the force of nature? — Debate
Storm Kristin toppled thousands of trees, causing damage and even fatalities. Could some have been saved with better management? And are we preparing trees for these storms?
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Storm Kristin toppled thousands of trees, causing damage and even fatalities. Could some have been saved with better management? And are we preparing trees for these storms?

The passage of Storm Kristin left a scene of devastation across the country, uprooting or bringing down thousands of trees, some of them killing people. Could they have been saved? And would that have been the right thing to do?
