Question

Deforestation leads to the enhanced greenhouse effect by:
1. Increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
2. Decreasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
3. Increasing the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere
4. Reducing water catchment areas

Answer 1

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Deforestation can also affect temperatures through its effect on a range of different physical processes. As part of this process, forests absorb water from the soil through their roots and later release it into the air as moisture, which has a cooling effect on the air above.

Averaged over 2015 – 2017, global loss of tropical forests contributed about 4.8 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide per year (or about 8-10% of annual human emissions of carbon dioxide) (WRI 2018)

As trees grow, they help stop climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the air, storing carbon in the trees and soil, and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. Trees provide many benefits to us, every day.

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