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Cara, Becky, Hannah, Tara

“How is the climate of an area affected by deforestation and the resulting of agricultural or urban use? How is the global ecosystem affected by deforestation in the resulting of agricultural and urban land use? What can you do to reduce the impact of deforestation?” are the mission questions.

To answer the first question, we would have to say that the climate is affected by deforestation whenever trees are cut down. When the trees are cut down, it changes wind paths which could make the climate unstable. The climate is affected environmentally, locally, and even globally. Even some green houses are affected by deforestation and the greenhouses provide solar heat. Next, the second question. Deforestation affects global ecosystems because when the rain forests are cut down, it changes the reflectivity of the Earth’s surface which affects global weather. The global climate is affected by alerting the wind and ocean current patterns. If forests continue to be cut down, then the Earth’s global climate will not be stabled enough.

Now, what can we do to reduce to impact of deforestation? There are many things that we can do including recycling. We can recycle cans, paper, bottles, plastic bags, anything because when you recycle, you’re sending less garbage to the dump. You can also get together with your friends and plant trees because trees provide oxygen for humans and animals. So now you know that the climate is affected by deforestation because it changes wind paths and make weather unstable. You also know the global ecosystems are affected by deforestation because it changes the reflectivity of the Earth’s surface, and lastly, you now know that you can help your area just by recycling and planting trees.

The sources used for our report are: ~Wicker ~Collins ~”The Climate Change Kids Site”