Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Rainforest after a Wildfire

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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