Rainforest after a Wildfire
Dr Abe V Rotor
Skeleton of a tropical rainforest after a wildfire.
Deforestation permanently destroys the forest,
more so with the deleterious effect of slash-and-burn
or kaingin farming on the clearing.
As a consequence, the soil is stripped away by erosion,
siltation and flood. Production falls below the marginal
level, and ultimately the land is abandoned.
Rivers dry, floodwater causes tremendous damage
to life and properties of unimagined proportion -
a fact that is happening today
in many places of the world. ~
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