There are lots of problems arising due to deforestation.
Few problems are
1.Atmosphere related issues
2.Soil Erosion Issues
3.Bio Diversity Issues
4.Floods Issues
Deforestation is a contributor to global warming and is often cited as one of the major causes of the enhanced greenhouse effect. But recent calculations suggest that carbon dioxide emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (excluding peatland emissions) contribute about 12% of total anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions with a range from 6 to 17%. Deforestation causes carbon dioxide to linger in the atmosphere. As carbon dioxide accrues, it produces a layer in the atmosphere that traps radiation from the sun. The radiation converts to heat which causes global warming, which is better known as the greenhouse effect. Plants remove carbon in the form of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during the process of photosynthesis, but release some carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere during normal respiration. Only when actively growing can a tree or forest remove carbon, by storing it in plant tissues. Both the decay and burning of wood releases much of this stored carbon back to the atmosphere.It effects soil,water and bio-diversity.
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