Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Palm trees blow in the wind from Hurricane Ian in Sarasota, Florida, on September 28, 2022.Joe Raedle/Getty Images Bendy, woodless ...
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — When a hurricane assaults the coast, as Ian did to Southwest Florida, flip on the TV and the images the cameras have to show are palm trees flailed by the furious winds. The ...
Bendy, woodless trunks and above-ground roots prevent palm trees from toppling during severe storms. Puerto Rico's palms recovered faster than other tree populations after Hurricane Maria in 2017, ...