What are the effects of Deforestation or global warming?

Question

What are the effects of Deforestation or global warming?

Answer 1

The forest absorbed the heat of the sun .  Bare land reflects the heat.

Answer 2

GW and deforestation are a 'double whammy' to our planets balance of CO2. Global Warming pushes more CO2 into the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels by humans. Trees, plants and vegetation in general acts as a CO2 sponge, absorbing Co2 and turning it into O2 or oxygen (look up respiration). Thus, when you cut down trees you are preventing the CO2 in the atmosphere from being absorbed and instead the toxin lingers in the air (CO2 is lethal in large quantities). So as humans continue to deforest and burn fossil fuels we are exponentially increasing the amount of CO2 in the air. This harms all life on earth, including humans.

Answer 3

In most wooded areas, the increased ground cover actually has a warming effect on the atmosphere. But in most tropical areas, the broad leaf trees tend to trap moisture, allowing it to slowy evaporate and actually produce a cooling effect. So removing vast swaths of the Amazon rain forest will increase the effects of anthropogenic global warming.

Answer 4

Deforestation will cause loss of habitat. But the ways that people deforestation is done is also related to global warming and pollution.  If large machines are used or the slash burn technique is used, that could cause toxins and other pollutants in the air.  Once deforestation occurs, there could be a chance for desertification in the fuure.

  In regions that don't get a lot of water and are very dry, the loss of vegetation could be a huge problem.  Any rain wouldn't be absorbed by the plants and could lead to a chance of erosion as well as to vegetation never growing back. (Plants in the desert and in other dry regions are slow growing and are highly adapted for their environment- it takes quite a long time for a seed to survive and then grow.)

  The effects of global warming are the increase in the UV rays that reach Earth. Without the ozone layer to block most of hte rays, people have a higher chance of getting skin cancer and melanoma much faster.  The ice at the North Pole, South Pole, and Antarctica will melt, causing Penguins and Polar bears to lose their habitat and for the ocean level to rise.  Since the ice reflects light and heat back into the atmosphere, there would be less of this and more heat would be trapped in the atmopshere, causing climate to rise.

  Temperatures all around the world will rise, causing winters to be shorter and summers to be much warmer.  This may affect seeasonal plants and crops.  Fruit trees for instance need frost in order to be able to bear fruit. If they do not have this frost and do not produce fruit, this is a loss of money for farmers.  Prices will be very steep for the fruit that does reach the market.

I hope this helped!

Answer 5

Deforestation causes land erosion and loss of wildlife habitat.

Global warming has the effect of making the climate warmer. Duh!