Climatological and environmental effects of rainforest destruction »

Posted By amnatacharoen 1 year ago in Science & Technology

Tropical rainforests cover 13% of the Earth's land surface, account for 50% of the world's forests and the vegetation contains 40% of the world's carbon. There are many methods to destruct rainforests including the oldest of slash-and-burn agriculture. Climatological and environmental effects of rainforest destruction include prolonged dry seasons, which make it impossible for forests to reestablish themselves.

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