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Effects of Deforestation

The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines deforestation as the “permanent removal of standing forests.” The removal, however, occurs for a variety of different reasons and has a variety of devastating consequences. What Is Deforestation? Deforestation is the clearing, destroying, or otherwise removal of trees through deliberate, natural, or accidental means. It can occur in […]

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The climate crisis is now

    Postcards from a world on fire  The story: Whistling and creaking sea ice from the top of the world. Images of coastal lowlands lost to the ocean. Firsthand accounts of wildfires, heatwaves and hurricanes. In an expansive and interactive feature, the New York Times created vignettes highlighting the impacts of climate change from

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Row over UK tree-planting drive: ‘We want the right trees in the right place’

The natural bowl in the Northumberland hills studded with dumpy young conifers looks innocuous enough. But the English borders are the scene of an increasingly bitter battle as ambitious government tree-planting targets collide with concerns for rare plants and birds. The government is seeking to dramatically increase tree planting to 30,000 hectares of new trees

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