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How might the destruction of rainforests affect the balance of gases in Earth's atmosphere?

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Answer: When forests are burned, degraded, or cleared, the opposite effect occurs: large amounts of carbon are released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide along with other greenhouse gases (nitrous oxide, methane, and other nitrogen oxides)

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