Wild Winds - Destructive Storms through Climate Change

The world faces strong storms, and weather models have calculated that there will be more and more of them in the future...

In Lacanau near Bordeaux, for the first time in Europe, residents are thinking about moving from the area. They doubt they can win the battle against the storms as sea levels rise. In the forests, too, the storm areas are getting bigger. Mountain forests are in danger; they can no longer withstand heat and storms. Without forests, the inhabitants are defenseless against rockfalls and avalanches. In Switzerland, therefore, a globally unique experiment is underway: the search for the forest of the future. Which tree species will be able to cope best with the changed conditions caused by climate change?