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Science Clinic => Biology => Topic started by: tfester on Jan 17, 2020
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Describe two ways (immediate and long term) in which burning a forest leads to an increase in atmospheric greenhouse gases.
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Possible Answer: When the trees are burned, large quantities of carbon are immediately released into the atmosphere as CO2. The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is also increased over the long term because those plants are no longer there to remove it from the atmosphere.