26 dicembre 2024|
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|11 months agoSwiss Forests Show Resilience 25 Years After Historic Lothar Storm
New WSL study reveals Swiss forests have become more storm-resistant since the devastating 1999 Lothar hurricane, with improved management practices and biodiversity.
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- Hurricane Lothar struck Switzerland on the morning of December 26, 1999.
- Fourteen people lost their lives during the storm.
- Spruce trees have become much rarer on the Central Plateau following the storm.
- Swiss forests are now better equipped to handle a 'storm of the century' than they were in 1999.
By The Numbers
14 million
cubic metres of timber
CHF 1.35 billion
total financial damage
CHF 750 million
forest damage costs
2%
of all trees in Switzerland
They Said
"Forests today are better prepared to cope with such an exceptional event."
"The Swiss forest is now better equipped to cope with a 'storm of the century'."