Deforestation Essay
Shireen Sayareh
Professor Bystrom
EngWr 300
12 October 2014
Detriment of Deforestation
Image a planet without trees. This is a scary planet where the temperature is very hot and the air is very difficult to breathe. This planet will have nothing to protect people from the sun, nothing to slowdown the forces of the wind, and nothing to anchor topsoil from eroding in the rain. The conditions at this imaginary planet can become our reality on earth if we do not stop deforestation. There are many negative effects of deforestation. However, for the scope of this paper, I will discuss three primary issues on how deforestation harms our environment. I will begin this paper with a brief look at some arguments that support deforestation, followed by my arguments against deforestation. I aim to point out the negative impacts of deforestation, in the hope to show that deforestation is harmful to our environment.
First, deforestation may offer weather advantages for specific areas in comparison to leaving the trees in their current habitat. Another argument for this is the industrial growth pertaining to the wood, farming and oil industries. Lastly, the disassembly of forests can allow carbon atoms to stick on dying trees rather than being released into the atmosphere (Foley). . Researchers from Dartmouth University have determined that areas such as White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire can actually benefit from such activity. At such elevation, the act of clearing the woodlands greatly outweighs the idea of storing them for carbon conservation. For the purpose of extracting sources such as carbon, timber and albedo, the activity of effective deforestation may present a beneficial factor for the activity of deforesting. When taking into consideration the benefit deforestation offers for the timber industry, one must also look at the benefits it delivers for others as well. Farmers will have more land to utilize for agricultural products and crops for residents.
Professor Bystrom
EngWr 300
12 October 2014
Detriment of Deforestation
Image a planet without trees. This is a scary planet where the temperature is very hot and the air is very difficult to breathe. This planet will have nothing to protect people from the sun, nothing to slowdown the forces of the wind, and nothing to anchor topsoil from eroding in the rain. The conditions at this imaginary planet can become our reality on earth if we do not stop deforestation. There are many negative effects of deforestation. However, for the scope of this paper, I will discuss three primary issues on how deforestation harms our environment. I will begin this paper with a brief look at some arguments that support deforestation, followed by my arguments against deforestation. I aim to point out the negative impacts of deforestation, in the hope to show that deforestation is harmful to our environment.
First, deforestation may offer weather advantages for specific areas in comparison to leaving the trees in their current habitat. Another argument for this is the industrial growth pertaining to the wood, farming and oil industries. Lastly, the disassembly of forests can allow carbon atoms to stick on dying trees rather than being released into the atmosphere (Foley). . Researchers from Dartmouth University have determined that areas such as White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire can actually benefit from such activity. At such elevation, the act of clearing the woodlands greatly outweighs the idea of storing them for carbon conservation. For the purpose of extracting sources such as carbon, timber and albedo, the activity of effective deforestation may present a beneficial factor for the activity of deforesting. When taking into consideration the benefit deforestation offers for the timber industry, one must also look at the benefits it delivers for others as well. Farmers will have more land to utilize for agricultural products and crops for residents.
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