Tinted detail of a photo: Road broken into slabs and buckled chunks of asphalt amid heaped soil, with a bent crash barrier and damaged buildings beside it, leading to a roundabout under a hazy setting sun.
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Natural Hazards

Bark beetle

Forests in danger: not only fires!

Forests in danger: not only fires!

We often talk about forests for their importance in climate as a carbon sink and oxygen source. For their great role in the preservation of biodiversity, both for vegetation and as habitat for many animal species, for their potential in recreational activities. However, we do not talk a lot about forests in relation to natural hazards. …[Read More]