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Originally posted by Kakero:
I read somewhere that widespread deforestation also is said to cause this global warming thing. Trees are said to be the natural air cooling system. So when trees are being cut down, the surrounding temperature rises. So imagine when forest are being cut down world wide. The global temperature will increase and thus global warming happen.
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Carbon Dioxide is the main greenhouse gas (GHG). Trees breathe in carbon dioxide and turn it into oxygen, which animals breathe in and convert back to CO2. Deforestation removes trees, and thus removes what is known as a "carbon sink." Less trees, more CO2, less oxygen. That simple.