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Even if warming is limited to 2°C, wildfires, storms and beetles may boost Europe forest loss

Forest damage in Europe caused by wildfires, storms and bark beetle outbreaks is projected to increase compared to recent decades under all analyzed climate scenarios, according to a new international study, published in Science, with contributions from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Resea...

Even if warming is limited to 2°C, wildfires, storms and beetles may boost Europe forest loss
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Forest damage in Europe caused by wildfires, storms and bark beetle outbreaks is projected to increase compared to recent decades under all analyzed climate scenarios, according to a new international study, published in Science, with contributions from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK).

Originally published at Phys.org

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