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According to international scientists, the Earth's forests, deserts, landscapes and vital ecosystem may face a major transformation in the next century due to climate change. Some of these changes are already under way in the south western United States where massive wildfires are destroying pine forests and transforming the territory into shrub land.
In the next 100-150 years, these changes may likely extend to savannas, deserts and woodlands, upsetting ecosystem and animal life, particularly in areas like Europe and United States, researchers warned in the journal Science.
Co-author Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the school for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigun said, "If we allow climate change to go unchecked, the vegetation of this planet is going to look completely different than it does today and that means a huge risk to the diversity of the planet."
Human induced climate change is much different than naturally caused climate change. The burning of fossil fuels like oil and coal emits heat-trapping that goes around the planet. The Earth is currently heating up at much quicker pace.
Shifting landscapes affect not only the forests but also the drinking water, river flow and water recreation because all of these problems results from the excessive soil erosion and sedimentation.
Loss of forests and canopies maximize the soil erosion rate that is responsible for river bank erosion, flood and other disasters. Also the deforestation can unleash even faster global warming because vegetation are important carbon sinks.
In the next 100-150 years, these changes may likely extend to savannas, deserts and woodlands, upsetting ecosystem and animal life, particularly in areas like Europe and United States, researchers warned in the journal Science.
Co-author Jonathan Overpeck, dean of the school for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigun said, "If we allow climate change to go unchecked, the vegetation of this planet is going to look completely different than it does today and that means a huge risk to the diversity of the planet."
Human induced climate change is much different than naturally caused climate change. The burning of fossil fuels like oil and coal emits heat-trapping that goes around the planet. The Earth is currently heating up at much quicker pace.
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| Deforestation - global warming - environmental management |
Shifting landscapes affect not only the forests but also the drinking water, river flow and water recreation because all of these problems results from the excessive soil erosion and sedimentation.
Loss of forests and canopies maximize the soil erosion rate that is responsible for river bank erosion, flood and other disasters. Also the deforestation can unleash even faster global warming because vegetation are important carbon sinks.
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