Danger of Deforestation
The Danger of Deforestation(rough draft) By Chenghao Chen
ENGL 289
Mrs. Michelle Graf
7/1/2012
It is obvious the importance of the forest vegetation to everyone in the society. However, people in the past ages did a kind of thing that they thought was very meaningful—cutting down the trees. When they recall this history, most of them cannot be restrained from their remorse and guilty to it. Trees or forest are things that not only protect the environment but also help people to live better. Destroy of forest and deforestation brings a great many of harm to the environments as well as people in the world.
It is believed that forest is significantly important to both the environment and people’s life. The importance of forest can be classified into the following five aspects. Firstly, it has climate change. Without forest, there will be more water vapor from the earth, which causes the imbalance of the surface heat and the distribution of the troposphere internal changes. The result of it is the deterioration of climate, such as reduced rainfall and increased sand. Secondly, without forest the emission of carbon dioxide will increase. Forest has an important influence on adjusting the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The deforestation reduces the ability of forest to absorb carbon dioxide (Kummer 1992). Thirdly, aggravate soil and water erosion. Massive deforestation usually causes many natural disasters such as serious soil and water erosion, intensifies land desertification, landslide and debris flow. Fourthly, species extinction and biodiversity decrease. Forest ecological system is one of areas where there are the most abundant species. Fifthly, reduce water source and accelerate flood disaster. Deforestation has basically destroyed the ability of the earth to contain water, which results in the large areas of flooding (Margulis 2004).
The definition to deforestation can be very complicated and vague. Many experts and scientists have tried
ENGL 289
Mrs. Michelle Graf
7/1/2012
It is obvious the importance of the forest vegetation to everyone in the society. However, people in the past ages did a kind of thing that they thought was very meaningful—cutting down the trees. When they recall this history, most of them cannot be restrained from their remorse and guilty to it. Trees or forest are things that not only protect the environment but also help people to live better. Destroy of forest and deforestation brings a great many of harm to the environments as well as people in the world.
It is believed that forest is significantly important to both the environment and people’s life. The importance of forest can be classified into the following five aspects. Firstly, it has climate change. Without forest, there will be more water vapor from the earth, which causes the imbalance of the surface heat and the distribution of the troposphere internal changes. The result of it is the deterioration of climate, such as reduced rainfall and increased sand. Secondly, without forest the emission of carbon dioxide will increase. Forest has an important influence on adjusting the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The deforestation reduces the ability of forest to absorb carbon dioxide (Kummer 1992). Thirdly, aggravate soil and water erosion. Massive deforestation usually causes many natural disasters such as serious soil and water erosion, intensifies land desertification, landslide and debris flow. Fourthly, species extinction and biodiversity decrease. Forest ecological system is one of areas where there are the most abundant species. Fifthly, reduce water source and accelerate flood disaster. Deforestation has basically destroyed the ability of the earth to contain water, which results in the large areas of flooding (Margulis 2004).
The definition to deforestation can be very complicated and vague. Many experts and scientists have tried
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