Deforestation
By: Elyssa
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www.shtfpreparedness.com
How many trees were cut down
to make just this town?
Habitat loss
Deforestation can cause habitat loss. Up to seventy
percent of the world’s wildlife live in forests. The
forests that we are tearing apart. The following
animals on the left, the bonobo, giant panda, amur
leopard, and tree kangaroo, are all examples of
endangered species thanks to deforestation.
Soil erosion
Deforestation can cause soil erosion. Without
the trees to hold it down, the soil won’t stay in
place. It will either blow away or wash away.
We lose most our arable land to this.
Global warming
Deforestation affects global warming. Once the
trees are cut down or removed in some other
way, all the carbon dioxide is released into the
atmosphere. With cars and factories already
producing carbon dioxide, deforestation only
makes it worse.
Greenhouse emissions
Deforestation can increase greenhouse
emissions. Like I said in the slide before, when
trees are cut down, the carbon dioxide stored
inside are released into the atmosphere. The
greenhouse emissions act like a blanket,
trapping the sun’s energy in the earth’s
atmosphere, making global warming worse.
Climate change
Deforestation can be a major driver of climate
change. With so many trees cut down, the great
quantity of carbon dioxide is released. The
great change in amount causes climate change.
Rain forests
The rain forests are disappearing. At this rate,
they should be gone in forty years.
Deforestation is at fault for this. Rain forests
contain hundreds of species and we haven’t
even discovered them all! But we will never be
able to discover them if they are gone.
Resources
1.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/threats/def
orestation
2. http://www.lifescience.com/37152global-warming-causes.html
3. http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
4. http://www.nwf.org/wildlife.threatsto-wildlife/habitat-loss.aspx
5. http://www.lifescience.com/27692deforestation.html
Picture Locations
1. www.worldwildlife.com
2. Animalposts.blogspot.com
3. www.cicero.com
4. www.oregonzoo.com
5. Newwaystosave.net
6. Wordlesstech.com
7. Yubanet.com
8. www.10.giscom
9. www.fanpop.com