The media will be flooded with pix and videos from the current "snowpocalypse" hammering New England now. The article in the New York Times that incorporated this image did not discuss the mechanics behind the windfall, but I think the cause is obvious. Urban trees, like those on the perimeter of forests or woods, overgrow toward available light. The uneven distribution of weight following snowfall is enough to bring them down. I have no doubt there will be lawsuits for incidents like this, but I believe most city ordinances apply fault to owners of dead trees left standing, not living trees.
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