America is facing severe heat these days. It has been continuously hot here for many days. A heat wave caused a 200-year-old tree to explode (a 200-year-old tree exploded) in an oak tree in Portland. Due to this, the power supply here came to a standstill. Due to the explosion in the tree, a large cistern fell on the electric wire, causing a power cut in the area. The tree in which the explosion took place is said to be two hundred years old. According to experts, the trunk of the tree burst due to continuous heat.
The temperature in Portland has been continuously rising above 35 degrees for the last seven days. It is being said that due to this heat, steam and gas pressure was building inside the trunk of the tree. When the trunk of the tree could not withstand this pressure, it exploded. The weight of the fallen tree trunk was 13,600 kg. There were no casualties in the blast, but the area was darkened by the fall of an electric wire.
This is the reason for the explosion
Michael Joliffe, an arborist, told local TV station Fox 12 why the tree was torn down. According to Michael, the gas pressure must have been building up in the trunk of the tree due to prolonged heat. The heat inside the tree can cause a thermal change, causing the tree trunk tissue to burst suddenly. According to Michael, such eruptions are mostly seen in flooded trees because they weaken over time.
mother’s voice was loud
The sound of the explosion in the oak tree was far away. It was as if someone had put dynamite inside the tree. Also the sound was quite loud due to the weight of the tree. In the last few days, there were reports of an explosion in another tree nearby. According to Michael, such cases are being seen due to environmental change. this is the beginning. Next asi ar b jaene ke sesh sarth ko
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First Published: 10 August 2022, 12:11 IST
