Trees in forests are prone to damage from strong winds. Despite extreme weather events becoming more prevalent, scientists have not yet fully understood why some trees are damaged and other trees survive. A team of researchers led by Dr. Kana Kamimura of Shinshu University succeeded in obtaining unique data when a forest under an ongoing study got hit by the category-5 tropical cyclone Trami in 2018, giving them previously undocumented information about the dynamic responses of trees damaged by wind.