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The article does not explain why losing the Amazon would have an large effect on global climate, it just makes this assertion. Why would it?
by leephillips 7y ago
The article does not explain why losing the Amazon would have an large effect on global climate, it just makes this assertion. Why would it?
- astine 7y agoBecause of the sequestration of carbon in the forest. If you burn the forest down, all of the carbon in the forest is released into the atmosphere in the form of smoke.
- leephillips 7y agoI was thinking it must be that, but I was too lazy to try to quantify it. Thank you.