When I think of deforestation, I think of the vast “slash and burn” operations that were carried out in the 1970s, and I think about how it affected the wildlife more than our atmosphere.
The earth has immense forests, which play an important part in the sustainability of habitation. Trees and plants take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen in the spring and summer; in the fall, they drop their leaves which give off carbon dioxide. This cycle seems to keep the CO2 (carbon dioxide) levels in the atmosphere balanced throughout the year. If only humans could have this impact!
Without leaf cover, the albedo (surface reflectivity) changes; what used to be lush and green (rainforests) becomes dry and
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