Ingabe izihlahla eziyigugu ePalo Alto kufanele zivikelwe uma seziphenduke ingozi kubantu nasemakhaya?
Umoya onamandla, cishe obangelwa ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu, ubangela izinselele ezintsha emithethweni yokuvikela izihlahla emadolobheni asenyakatho yeCalifornia njengePalo Alto, eCalifornia. Ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kuye kwabangela imimoya enamandla ukuba yenzeke e-SF Bay Area. Le mimoya enamandla, eminye yayo engaba ngaphezu kwama-60 mph, ibangela ukuba izihlahla ezinkulu, ezingokomlando ziwele ezindlini ezisongela izakhiwo ezibizayo kanye nokuphila kwabantu. Edolobheni lasePalo Alto, izihlahla zaseCalifornia Oaks nezaseRedwood zihlukaniswa njengezihlahla eziyigugu. Lezi zihlahla ezibabazekayo zikhula kulo lonke idolobha futhi sekuyiminyaka eminingi zivikelwe ngokucophelela. Lezi zihlahla zibhekwa njengengxenye yobuntu bomlando nedolobha eliyingqayizivele, ngakho-ke ziyingxenye yefa lalo. Izihlahla ezingamagugu zingenakunqunywa ngaphandle kwemvume yenhlangano ekhethekile yokuphatha idolobha futhi ukuthola imvume yokwenza lokhu kunzima kakhulu uma kungenakwenzeka ukukwenza. Lezi zihlahla zinhle futhi ukuzivikela kuyinto enhle, kodwa enkathini entsha yemimoya enamandla engakaze ibonwe, abanye abahlali bayabuza ukuthi kufanele yini kucatshangelwe kabusha ukuvikelwa kwazo ngenxa yengozi eziyibeka kubantu nasemakhaya abo phakathi nesiphepho.  Nakuba izivunguvungu zinamandla futhi zibangela umonakalo, azivamile futhi ziyingxenye engokwemvelo yokuphila. Izihlahla ze-oak ne-redwood eziyigugu ezithatha amakhulu eminyaka ukukhula zibeka izindlu nabantu engozini uma zingawa, kodwa zizonke zibeka ingozi encane kubantu nasezakhiweni futhi zidinga ukuqhubeka zivikelwa ukuze ziqhubeke nokuhlinzeka ngezinzuzo zazo eziningi kubantu.