Falling trees during storms is an underrated danger, claiming dozens of lives in the U.S. each year. One early spring afternoon in April 2025, Matthew Collins and his son, Matthew Collins Jr. were enjoying a round of golf near Columbus, Georgia ...

For countless Nashville residents, that sound replaced the alarm clock on Jan. 25, as hundreds of tree limbs around the city strained and cracked off their trunks in the early morning. As they lumbered toward earth, what lie between those branches and the ...