Swiss Forests

Phys.org - Dec 18th, 2024

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25 years after Lothar: How the windstorm rebuilt Swiss forests

On the morning of December 26, 1999, the winter storm "Lothar" swept across Switzerland, knocking down around 14 million cubic meters of wood, three times the annual logging volume. WSL experts answer numerous questions about how the forest is doing 25 years later.