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 | | The same situation is developing in modern Europe, where forest coverage, apart from in the mountains, is being reduced to just 10 percent and is counterbalanced by the expansion of arable land, lawns, housing developments and man-made roads. |
 | | The Czech Republic is among the luckier countries, because to date a third of its area is covered by trees and the forested area is slowly growing. |
 | | Scenarios of expected change don’t bode too badly for Central Europe (including the Czech Republic), though it is very likely that there will be more extremes such as exceptionally dry weather, rainstorms, windstorms, soil erosion and flash floods. |
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