This picture shows roots of a huge tree fallen and peeled off from the ground. It has a diameter of 4-5 times as long as the woman standing in the center. What a terrible scene, but I heard a more terrible story from my friend who flew over Stanly Park the other day. The trees around Prospect Point are almost swiped off just like after a forest fire, he said. As you know, Vancouver is made of a huge rock covered with a thin layer of soil. Each tree in Stanly Park stands on it and is forced to take root into the thin layer. This is a very unstable and fragile situation. We have to admit that it was rather lucky that the trees had not get fallen for more than a hundred years because we hadn't such a strong storm for a long time. It is estimated to take years of time and billions of money to recover the forest, and another storm can come again before the recovery. The damage which this park was suffered from was almost critical and it is definitely a severe loss for everyone living in Vancouver. I have to say that this city has half lost its value. I'm afraid I have no idea about what to do for the forest. We are all powerless before the Nature.
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