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[Gary Wright]

On Jun 16, 2010, at 4:55 PM, Len Glassner wrote:
>> Almost every tree top is missing for the 15 miles we have cleared.
> 
> Are the tops literally blown off trees?  Or is there another
> explanation for this phenomenon?

I have no knowledge of this particular incident but it sort of sounds like what happens in the northeast during an ice storm or a heavy wet snow in the fall when the leaves are all still on the trees.

The trees simply can't hold up the weight of the ice and snow and snap.

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