Deforestation
Just what is it, how can it be a threat?
Facts
- Forests cover approximately 30% of the earths surface.
- Deforestation contributes about 15% of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.
- Deforestation creates new homes for people but many animals lose their homes in this process.
- Often in many cases in the area of deforestation their is a climate change due to the unbalance of oxygen in the air.
Causes
- When people cut down trees for commercial use
- Trees being cut down to make a new community
- When trees are destroyed by natural disasters, like tornadoes
- Even when trees catch on fire it is considered a form of deforestation
Burning
Natural Disaster
Logging
what is the result of deforestation?
Effects
- Cutting trees down puts greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere
- Deforestation causes soil erosion, meaning the soil dies.
- Deforestation can change climate and amount of rainfall in a certain area
- Cutting down trees can greatly reshape the earths surface