Deforestation can cause eight-fold increase in flood event risk

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Oct 8, 2025, 9:48 am99 pts
New research, based on forest fires in Australia, proves there is a significantly higher risk of large-scale flooding when major deforestation has occurred in catchment areas. The chance of large-scale flooding in a specific catchment area can increase by as much as 700% if widespread deforestation has…

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