EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Among the other effects of deforestation, soil erosion is the most common one. The plant’s roots actively engage in maintaining the topsoil and retaining moisture in it. Without forest life, the erosion of soil becomes evident, and it further hampers the water cycle causing unexpected climatic imbalances.

Detailed explanation-2: -When trees are cut, the soil becomes loose. When there is heavy rainfall or flood, the soil being loose is washed away and this leads to soil erosion.

Detailed explanation-3: -Wind erosion It is also a major source of land degradation, evaporation, desertification, harmful airborne dust, and crop damage-especially after being increased far above natural rates by human activities such as deforestation, urbanization, and agriculture.

Detailed explanation-4: -The loss of trees and other vegetation can cause climate change, desertification, soil erosion, fewer crops, flooding, increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and a host of problems for Indigenous people.

Detailed explanation-5: -The soil would become full of dangerous chemicals and pollutants that are usually filtered by trees. In addition, soil erosion is currently prevented by trees because they protect the land. However, soil would be unprotected, and vulnerable to reduction in soil quality and top soil nutrients.