Question

How do forests influence the climate?

Answer 1

Dear Student,

Forests have a close relationship with the climate.Forests cover 31% of the world's land surface.After oceans forests are the largest depositaries of carbon.As we know ,we humans take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide.Forests take in this carbondioxide and give out oxygen.Thus maintaing a balance of the gases and providing us with enough of oxygen.Forests store carbon in its wood, leaves and soil, thus reducing its level in atmosphere.When forests are cut ,this balance is disturbed and carbondioxide level ,carbon level and other harmful gases increases in the atmosphere causing a climate change.As we know carbondioxide is a green house gas ,its increased level forms a shield for the earth's heat to escape causing green house effect and finally Global Warming.Deforestation does not only increase carbon dioxide but also levels of other green house gases.
Forests also play major role in cloud formation and bringing rain.The water transpired by plants form clouds and then return to earth as rain.Thus influencing the climate of an area. Removal of forest cover reduces rain and slowly converting the area into desert.

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