FORESTRY
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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Question
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Deforestation by burning has been described as a “double whammy” to the environment, meaning it has 2 negative impacts. Why is this description accurate?
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Forestburning releases CO2 while decreasing oxygen, which disrupts cycles
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Deforestationreduces the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere, which depletes the ozone layer
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Forestclearing is often followed by land development, which often leads to increasednoise pollution
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Deforestationincreases the number of plant and animal species by destroying habitat
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Deforestation refers to the purposeful clearing or thinning of trees and forests. When deforestation occurs, much of the carbon stored by trees is released back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide, which contributes to climate change.
Detailed explanation-2: -Trees not only absorb carbon dioxide from our air, they also store carbon in their roots, leaves and trunk. Trees in the Amazon rainforest hold 48 billion tons of carbon. So, when trees are cut down, it’s a double whammy on climate change-more carbon dioxide is released and less is absorbed.
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