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Why forest loss is making our watersheds leak rain
#Forest #ForestLoss #Watersheds #Environment #Rivers #ClimateScience #SustainableForestry #LoggingImpact #Rain #Hydrology #ForestManagement #NatureProtection #EcosystemHealth #Water #Deforestation
https://the-14.com/why-forest-loss-is-making-our-watersheds-leak-rain/
Why forest loss is making our watersheds leak rain | The-14

Forest loss is making watersheds “leak” rain, study finds. Managing forest patterns can reduce runoff, sustain streams, and maintain watershed integrity.

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Matt WillemsenApr 8, 2024
Ranked: Top Countries by Total Forest Loss Since 2001
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-top-countries-by-total-forest-loss-since-2001/ #infographic #environment #deforestation #ForestLoss #countries
Ranked: Top Countries by Total Forest Loss Since 2001

The country with the most forest loss since 2001 lost as much forest cover as the next four countries combined.

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Show threadDaniele de RigoOct 7, 2023

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The authors [1] "propose the following chain of mechanisms in the coupled #atmosphere-#vegetation dynamics on the way to the #deforestation-induced transition."

- "The time needed to initiate the wet season prolongs as the atmospheric moisture and, hence, the average latent heat over the #Amazon decreases with proceeding #ForestLoss in the east"

- "Large parts of Amazonia show a #NegativeTrend in atmospheric moisture content over the past decades"

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Mar 16, 2023
How #Forest Loss Can Unleash the Next #Pandemic
Great #DataViz piece by @ProPublica explaining how patchy #forestloss can lead to viruses spilling over to humans.
https://projects.propublica.org/spillover/
How Forest Loss Can Unleash the Next Pandemic

The forests around the epicenter of the world’s worst Ebola outbreak are getting patchier. The next pandemic could emerge from the edges around these patches, where wildlife and humans mix.

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