Скачать или смотреть 🌲 Deforestation Disaster Clear Cutting Makes Extreme Floods 18x More Frequent!

A groundbreaking 40-year study from the University of British Columbia reveals that clear-cut logging doesn’t just increase flooding—it multiplies extreme floods by up to 18 times, with impacts lasting over four decades.

🌊 Key Findings:
✔️ 18x more frequent floods in some watersheds
✔️ Flood severity more than doubles—once-in-70-year events now happen every 9 years
✔️ Effects persist for 40+ years after logging
✔️ North-facing slopes (shadier, wetter) are most vulnerable
✔️ Standard flood models fail to predict these extreme impacts

⚠️ Why This Matters:

Climate change + deforestation = worse disasters

B.C. and other forested regions at high risk

Policy changes needed to protect watersheds

🔬 Study Details:
📍 Location: Coweeta Hydrologic Lab (North Carolina)
📅 Data Span: Decades of flood tracking
📜 Published in: Journal of Hydrology

💬 What do you think? Should logging near vulnerable watersheds be restricted? Let’s discuss in the comments!

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Read the full study: DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.133704