Such an extensive forest destruction not only threatened the supply of timber, but also triggered various disasters in the Japanese archipelago, including increased wildfires, intensified damage by typhoons, and frequent river flooding.
こうした広範な森林破壊は木材供給の逼迫をもたらしただけでなく、山林火災の増加、台風被害の激甚化、河川氾濫の増加など様々な災厄を日本列島にもたらすことになった。