... purposes. What are the effects of deforestation Forests are great natural repositories of carbon. Trees breathe in carbon dioxide and store it, acting as carbon reservoirs. As such, they are invaluable agents in keeping the level of carbon in the atmosphere stable. As forests are destroyed worldwide, especially by burning, carbon dioxide is released into the air, adding to the stock of greenhouse gases that ... are now warming our planet and changing its climate. Carbon dioxide accounts for half of global warming, and fossil fuels account for two-thirds ... of manmade carbon dioxide (E...

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... will be completely wiped out within 80 years. Something needs to be done to protect the Amazon rain forest quickly before it's gone. The oxygen we breathe, the carbon dioxide we don't breathe, the earth's layers of ozone, all of these depend on our rain forests, and the Amazon is one of the biggest. 10,000 square ... , or cut down per hour. Already 20 percent of the rainforest that was once standing has disappeared. We need the rain forest to take carbon dioxide out of the air, and to make oxygen. It has also been proved, that when the rain forest is burned, the massive amount of ... grow...

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... With the vast amount of beauty, vegetation and greenery the rain forest provides, it also provides oxygen. The plants in the rainforest naturally absorb carbon dioxide and give off oxygen through the process of photosynthesis. (www.encarta.msn.com). Some of the plants in the rainforest are also used for ... of long-wave infra-red radiation." Since the atmosphere is primarily composed of nitrogen and oxygen and does not retain heat, gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, ozone and nitrous oxide trap some of the infra-red radiation. Without the greenhouse gases, the Earth's temperature w...

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... it plays in global warming and it=s subsequent effects on climate. The decay and burning of wood release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The only way to moderate and reduce carbon dioxide levels is through trees and plants. Reduction of trees due to deforestation increases the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere leading to warmer climates and changes in weather patterns through out the world. Deforestation is ... ...

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... make food and to produce the oxygen in the air that we need to breathe. When rainforests are burnt down to clear land, the trees stop using up carbon dioxide. Instead, the forest fires produce carbon dioxide, which pollutes the atmosphere. In this Essay I explained the Protection of the forests, international interests, the great battle to fight for the forests, the great loss of ... ...

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... . Owners of a local restaurant and a small empire of 1,000 rental units, had been allegedly smuggling young women from India. It was only when one of the young women died from carbon dioxide poisoning in November 1999 (that is what it took) -- the result of a faulty heater -- did federal officials suspect that Reddy had been trafficking in women. In one U.S. shelter in Southern ... ...

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... the harsh rays of the hot South American sun (Amazon 404). The Amazon also acts as a giant, solar powered "engine" that pumps and circulates water, nutrients, and gases such as carbon dioxide and oxygen into the Earth's atmosphere and biosphere (Place XVI). This natural cycle occurring in the Amazon produces a vital 1/5 of the world's oxygen (Ghitis). Such important products as: Brazil nuts ... ...

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