What effect can deforestation have on groundwater? Give reason?
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Because trees release water vapor into the atmosphere, fewer trees means less rain, which disrupts the water table (or groundwater level). A lowered water table can be devastating for farmers who can't keep crops alive in such dry soil [source: USA Today]. On the other hand, deforestation can also cause flooding.
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5)Deforestation affects the water cycle leading to decrease in rainfall. The decrease in rainfall lowers the groundwater level and could cause droughts:The forest trees put a lot of groundwater,sucked through their roots,into the atmosphere as water vapour by the process of transpiration.
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