is destruction of forests, usually by cutting or burning. Deforestation enhances the greenhouse effect in two ways. First, when wood :is burned or decomposes, it releases carbon dioxide. Second, trees which are destroyed can no longer serve their function of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in the process of photosynthes:is.
DEFORESTATION
Meaning of DEFORESTATION in English
Weather and meteorology English vocabulary. Английский словарь погоды и метеорологии . 2012