How Wind Tunnels on Coastal Ridges Damage Tree Crowns
Anyone who owns property along the ridgelines of the Sunshine Coast, from the Buderim escarpment and the Blackall Range to the headlands at Coolum, Mooloolaba and Noosa, knows how quickly the weather can change. Strong onshore breezes, spring westerlies and summer storm gusts all funnel across these landforms. In many places the terrain concentrates and accelerates the wind, creating what arborists commonly call a wind tunnel effect. Over time, this effect can seriously dam