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Climate 'key driver' in European forest disturbances
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28645693
Forest fires in countries like Spain and Portugal are a common concern such as this one near Vigo last year
Europe's forests have experienced increased disturbances throughout the 20th Century from wind, bark beetles and wildfires, a study has shown.
A team of European-based scientists identified climatic changes as a "key driver behind this increase".
However, they added, how the expected continuation of climate change would affect Europe's forests in the future remained unresolved.
The findings have been published online by the journal Nature Climate Change.
