Damage caused by wind and snow

Climate change is expected to increase the incidence of several different types of forest damage, such as wind and snow.

Fallen trees after storm. Photo.

Risk for wind damage

A series of articles examines what storm damage can be expected to look like in the future, and how forest managers can influence the risks.

Snow damage

Snow damage to forests in the form of snowbursts affects much smaller volumes of timber than storms. However, locally, during heavy snowfalls and temperatures around zero, snow damage can be a very big problem. Read more on the Swedish Forest Agency website (obs. swedish).