the expected climate changes could cause greater damage through forest fires and natural disasters in the coming decades it is expected that climate change will result in the shifting of certain vegetation zones forest types in terms of both latitude and altitude in some areas an increased drying of trees may be expected as a result of stress and attacks of pests and plant diseases as well as slower natural regeneration this has led to a high occurrence of forest fires as the forest areas were very susceptible to fire in such conditions some tree species such as lowland beech forest are at particular risk due to low rainfall in the northeast of the country conifers are prone to pest outbreaks in hot temperatures