In the coarse of a hurricane, most trees are devastated by wind and flooding. Hurricanes have the possibility to clear out huge and constant rainfall as they make landfall and move inland, crushing the landscape and flooding tree roots. Lengthened flooding can cut off oxygen within the soil. The absence of oxygen cripples root systems and finally leads to tree death. Hurricane-force winds can pull stretch tree roots and cause them to snap and fall over. Hurricanes can curtail a forest's capacity to consume and stock carbon dioxide. It can even expedite global warming, with downed trees emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.