Which of the following is not a consequence of deforestation ?
(a) increase in soil erosion
(b) increase in earth's temperature
(c) decrease in rainfall
(d) decrease in floods

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(d) decrease in floods

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Which of the following is not a consequence of deforestation ? (a) increase in soil erosion (b) increase in earth's temperature (c) decrease in rainfall (d) decrease in floods

(d) decrease in floods

Which of the following is not a consequence of deforestation ?
(a) increase in soil erosion
(b) increase in earth's temperature
(c) decrease in rainfall
(d) decrease in floods