The article examines the increasing forest disturbances in Europe, primarily driven by climatic changes, and their impact on carbon storage. The authors, Rupert Seidl, Mart-Jan Schelhaas, Werner Rammer, and Pieter Johannes Verkerk, find that forest disturbances from wind, bark beetles, and wildfires have intensified in the first decade of the 21st century. Using ensemble climate change scenarios, they project that these disturbances will continue to increase in the coming decades, with a rate of +0.91 million cubic meters of timber per year until 2030. This intensification is expected to offset the effects of management strategies aimed at enhancing the forest carbon sink, leading to a reduction in carbon storage potential in Europe's forests by 503.4 Tg C in 2021-2030. The study highlights the significant carbon cycle feedbacks of changing disturbance regimes and underscores the need for future forest policies and management to focus on disturbance risk and resilience.The article examines the increasing forest disturbances in Europe, primarily driven by climatic changes, and their impact on carbon storage. The authors, Rupert Seidl, Mart-Jan Schelhaas, Werner Rammer, and Pieter Johannes Verkerk, find that forest disturbances from wind, bark beetles, and wildfires have intensified in the first decade of the 21st century. Using ensemble climate change scenarios, they project that these disturbances will continue to increase in the coming decades, with a rate of +0.91 million cubic meters of timber per year until 2030. This intensification is expected to offset the effects of management strategies aimed at enhancing the forest carbon sink, leading to a reduction in carbon storage potential in Europe's forests by 503.4 Tg C in 2021-2030. The study highlights the significant carbon cycle feedbacks of changing disturbance regimes and underscores the need for future forest policies and management to focus on disturbance risk and resilience.