it leaves more CO2 in the atmosphere, but also where 300 years ago there were forest and the snow pack would melt more slowly due to the effects trees have on the amount of sun that reaches the ground, there are now malls, parking,lots, highways, and even suburbna areas. near my house in New York, my yard can have no snow left in it( not many trees to block the sun) while up in the wood a few hundred meters from my house there can be up to 20 inches of wet snow left into early april. so does cutting down trees reduce the length of time snow is on the ground significnatly?
2007-03-10 10:01:59 · 4 answers · asked by philosopher101 2 in Environment
actually trust me even though the trees loose there leave a forresst of coniferous trees wil always ahve more snow than an exposed area such as a farm field.
2007-03-10 10:16:04 · update #1
There's nothing that can be done about the forest that has been lost over the past 1,500 years due to cutting. It has caused a lot of change in land use thats for sure. What to do now is the queation that needs to be answered and nothing is being done to restore a balance with natural forces.
2007-03-10 10:09:18 · answer #1 · answered by jim m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trees especially deciduous ones do not shade the ground in the winter.
Coniferous one do though, and cutting them down would make a slight difference as they tend to keep their bases-trunk areas more free of snow to begin with
2007-03-10 10:09:16 · answer #2 · answered by occluderx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trees will grow back. Also, a grassy area will produce more oxygen and absorb more CO2 than a forested area.
2007-03-10 10:41:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trees absorb carbon dioxide produced by human activity and decomposition of trees releases CO2
2007-03-10 10:05:52 · answer #4 · answered by bioguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋