Ice damages 40% of forests in Slovenia

Equals the amount of trees cut in an entire year.

LJUBLJANA, FEB 4 – Frost in Slovenia has damaged 500,000 hectares of woodland, about 42% of the country’s woods, the country’s forest rangers said on Tuesday. Damages were reported for 3.5 million cubic metres of woods, totaling the same amount of trees cut in a year. More than half of treks crossing Slovenia’s woods were also damaged.

http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/environment/2014/02/04/Icy-weather-damages-40-woods-Slovenia_10010751.html

See also:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26028321

http://www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=188352

http://www.meteoweb.eu/2014/02/il-gelicidio-sulla-neve-provoca-una-catastrofe-in-slovenia-paese-in-ginocchio-foto-e-video/259164/ (in Italian)

Thanks to Terry Homeniuk for these links