Deforestation has become a global issue as the demand for wood grows. Soil erosion, water cycle disruptions, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, and climate change can all be caused by shrinking forests.

Below are the top 4 deforestation consequences :

1) Climate Imbalance and Climate Change

The climate is also affected by deforestation in many ways. Our planet's lungs are forests. The tropical rainforests are very humid because trees absorb carbon dioxide and then release oxygen and water vapor into the air.

Shade from trees helps to keep the soil moist. These are all compromised by the absence of trees. It leads to the imbalance in the atmospheric temperature, drier climate, further making conditions for the ecology difficult that leads to climate change. 

Many animals and plants that make up the fauna and flora of the world are very familiar with their natural environment. It would be very difficult for them, or their natural habitat, to survive in a forest clearing in a haphazard manner.

The humidity levels drop when a forest is felled, which causes the plants to dry out. Drying out tropical rainforests can increase fire damage, which causes rapid destruction of forests and damages to wild animals as well. 

Climate and forests are intrinsically linked. Our changing climate is both a cause of and a result of forest loss and degradation. Deforestation, however, is self-perpetuating.

These occurrences can be dangerous and encourage further deforestation. The loss of trees can also lead to flooding, soil erosion, and desertification that increase exponentially and occur faster.

2. Global Warming: Increase

Global warming can be controlled by trees. The trees absorb greenhouse gases, maintaining the atmosphere's balance. Constant deforestation has led to an increase in greenhouse gases, which is causing global warming.

3. Greenhouse Gas Emissions are on the Rise

Forests are a great way to reduce carbon dioxide and other harmful greenhouse gas emissions. They can also be used as carbon sources once they are cut, burned, or removed. Deforestation is thought to be responsible for roughly 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, with 1.5 billion tons of carbon released into the atmosphere each year owing to tropical deforestation.

4. soil erosion

Our local water cycles are also dependent on trees, which keep returning water vapor to our atmosphere. Rainwater percolates into the soil, retaining moisture. Many layers of trees create intricate root structures that hold the fertile soil in place. The ground is directly exposed to the sun now that the tree cover has been removed, making it dry.

Without trees, erosion is a common occurrence and often sweeps the land into nearby streams and rivers. Nature's water purifier plants are forests. The soil is exposed to contaminants that leach into the water supply. This can lead to soil erosion, which in turn damages our drinking water quality.