Second, deforestation can cause the land surface to become relatively warm, triggering upward air flows and the formation of areas of low atmospheric pressure. Such ‘heat lows’ draw in ...

By Shanna Hanbury If you are caught cutting down the Amazon Rainforest illegally, chances are you will get off without being ...

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