Explain how deforestation can result in droughts and floods.
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Answer:
Deforestation leads to flood and droughts.
Explanation:
Deforestation is the act of cutting down huge amounts of trees of a forest (hence the name deforestation).
When all the trees and plantations are destroyed, drought happens as the land is now barren of plants that can otherwise provide oxygen to its surroundings and enable more organisms to survive around it. Plants can also store huge amounts of water that keeps the soil around it from getting arid.
When all these trees and plants are getting destroyed, there are no sufficient roots anchored in the ground. These roots help the plants to survive by absorbing water and mineral salts so when they are gone, rain that pours on the ground would not be absorbed but instead just flow along the ground, causing flood.
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Answer:
Deforestation results in decreased water holding capacity of soil. This reduces the infiltration of water into the ground which causes floods. ... Scarcity of trees disturbs the water cycle and may reduce rainfall leading to droughts.