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Climate Change Will Multiply European Forest Fires
A comprehensive study in Science finds climate change will dramatically increase forest fires, pest outbreaks, and windthrow across Europe through the end of the century.
Key Takeaways
- Forest disturbances in Europe projected to increase 2-3x by 2100
- Wildfire risk expanding northward into Scandinavia and central Europe
- Bark beetle breeding cycles doubling from one to three generations per year
- Europe's forest carbon sink could flip to net carbon emitter in some regions
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