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Deforestation
is destruction of forests, usually by cutting or burning. Deforestation enhances the greenhouse effect in two ways. First, when wood :is burned or decomposes, it releases carbon dioxide. Second, trees which are destroyed can no longer serve their function of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in the process of photosynthes:is.
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1 2 A: Page 1 of 2.
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