Question

Write a brief note on the role performed by forests in regulating the climate of a region.

Answer 1

Answer:

• Forests influence climate change largely by affecting the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. When forests grow, carbon is removed from the atmosphere and absorbed in wood, leaves and soil.
• The forests regulate local and global weather through their absorption and creation of rainfall and their exchange of atmospheric gases.
• Maintaining and improving the management of existing forests is a critical part of climate change mitigation, with substantial additional benefits, including reducing air pollution, buffering against flooding, and conserving biodiversity
• Summing up : There is a close interrelationship between climate change and forests. Air temperature, solar radiation, rainfall and concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are major factors in forest productivity and forest dynamics. Forests, in turn, affect climate by removing and releasing large amounts of atmospheric carbon, absorbing or reflecting solar radiation (albedo), cooling through evapotranspiration and producing cloud-forming aerosols