deforestation
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flooding
effect of deforestation
due to the absence of trees in forests that are supposed to absorb rainwater
drought
effect of deforestation
causes desertification, process where the soil loses its ability to support any living thing, absence of roots of trees causes shortage of groundwater
soil erosion and landslide
effect of deforestation
rainwater washes away soil nutrients, occurs because there are no roots of trees that could hold soil
effect on climate
effect of deforestation
less humidity because there are less leaves that release moisture, rainfall/precipitation/wind patterns are affected
loss of livelihood
effect of deforestation
due to shortage of resources coming from forests
health issues
effect of deforestation
due to water pollution & lessened availability of medicinal plants found in forests
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