Grant Noble
Effects of Deforestation on Global Warming
One of the reasons why deforestation effects global warming is because trees are sinks. In a tree’s lifetime it is sucking in all of the carbon, and pollution from the air and is transferring it into the ground, taking away carbon from the atmosphere. When a tree is cut down, it is a double whammy; it is takes away a sink, and in turn creating a source. What was once taking away carbon dioxide is now being burned and readmitted in to the atmosphere as green house gasses. Deforestation alone contributes nearly 22% of human caused carbon admissions, and “the burning of forests releases about two billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere each year.” The rainforests are important, because they are the world’s lungs, they convert CO2 into oxygen, and are responsible for 20 percent of the world’s oxygen. The more we cut down trees the less oxygen is produced, and the more CO2 we have in the atmosphere. “According to FAO figures, some 13 million ha of forests worldwide are lost every year, almost entirely in the tropics.” For you to understand the amount of pollution I am talking about I found this quote from “http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/deforestation-the-hidden-cause-of-global-warming-448734.html” “In the next 24 hours, deforestation will release as much CO2 into the atmosphere as 8 million people flying from London to New York.” Now that’s a lot of CO2.
Even though it seems like deforestation is a never-ending problem, it is a problem that can be solved with little to no technology. All that needs to be done is have political will, enforcement, and incentives. People just need to understand that the earth is more important then the money in there pocket.
Works Cited
"Deforestation causes global warming." FAO: FAO Home. Web. 11 Feb. 2010.
"Deforestation: The hidden cause of global warming - Climate Change, Environment - The Independent." The Independent | News | UK and Worldwide News | Newspaper. Web. 10 Feb. 2010.
Ecomii - The credible, comprehensive resource for a healthier more sustainable lifestyle. Web. 11 Feb. 2010.
"Impact of Deforestation - Atmospheric Role of Forests." Rainforests. Web. 11 Feb. 2010.
1 comment:
You seem to know a lot about this topic, but I would really like to know what you plan to do with your film...will it be more of a documentary (commentary, more realistic) or will you try to show a world without trees? Try and find what scientists think will happen ( in a more dramatic sense) if the world had no trees. Try to find the most interesting way you can show deforestation.
-Jade
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