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Falling coconut tree narrowly misses vehicles in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia

On February 5, 2026, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, @kurnianiwahyuni shared a video capturing a close call during a tree-felling operation. In the video, a coconut tree trunk that has just been ...
The Hindu

CPCRI’s improved coconut varieties to replace old, non-productive trees

With the Union Budget for 2026-27 proposing a Coconut Promotion Scheme, the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod, Kerala, has already launched an initiative for replacing old ...
Indiatimes

‘Thambi keezhe iranghu’: Firefighters rescue kitten stranded on coconut tree near Coimbatore

COIMBATORE: Fire and rescue services personnel on Friday rescued a kitten that had been stranded on top of a 60-foot-tall coconut tree near Karumathampatti in Coimbatore district for the past three ...
Hawaii News Now

Crews remove 18 coconut trees at Maui beach due to coastal erosion

PAIA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Crews removed 18 coconut trees at Baldwin Beach Park last week due to coastal erosion and saltwater intrusion. According to Maui County officials, the erosion and saltwater ...
CBSSports.com

Belmont vs. Toledo odds, prediction, time: 2025 Coconut Hoops championship picks from proven model

A pair of streaking teams in the Toledo Rockets and Belmont Bruins will meet in the 2025 Coconut Hoops Championship on Wednesday. This is the final of the Royal Palm Division of the 2025 Coconut Hoops ...
SFGate

'There is a lot at stake': Hawaii's growing palm tree problem

A Hawaii without palm trees is hard to imagine. They are part of the landscape that travelers associate with the Islands before they are on the plane — framing pink and fiery sunsets in photos, and ...
Yahoo

10 Uses of Coconut Trees: From Coconut Water to Coir Umbrellas

Coconuts are exotic, edible fruits produced by coconut trees. The coconut tree is a kind of palm tree with a single straight trunk and has been used for many purposes since prehistoric times. Every ...
7News Miami

Large tree falls in Coconut Grove, damaging fence and at least 1 vehicle, amid ongoing safety concerns

COCONUT GROVE, FLA. (WSVN) - Residents of a Coconut Grove neighborhood woke up to find at least one damaged vehicle and a mangled fence after a large tree fell to the ground. The huge trunk toppled ...
The New York Times

The Fight to Save Hawaii’s Coconut Palms

An invasive beetle is killing coconut trees across the archipelago, and spreading fast. Researchers are racing to contain it. An invasive beetle is killing coconut trees across the archipelago, and ...
Phys.org

New model indicates 320 million trees are killed by lightning each year—considerable biomass loss

According to their findings, published in Global Change Biology, an estimated 320 million trees die each year due to lightning strikes. Tree losses caused by direct lightning-ignited wildfires are not ...
The Conversation

How do coconuts get their water?

Gaston Adoyo does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...