Corals can be used as a proxy: They build themselves in alternating dark and light bands that, like trees, correspond to ...

Spain is turning back the clock on desertification, using fog, dew, and forgotten forests. On the volcanic island of Gran Canaria, part of Spain’s Canary Islands, an innovative project is quietly ...

In Dharali, the flood was swift, lethal and foretold. Years of deforestation, reckless construction and political indulgence ...

Additionally, deforestation impacts natural nutrients in soil, which may lead to fewer or poorer quality crops. Soil erosion is yet another problem that can cause problems with growing food, too.

But when forests diminish, those benefits do as well. A 2017 study reported that forest conversion and deforestation expose bare soil to rainfall, causing soil erosion.

Deforestation in the Amazon causes the loss of many species and their habitats, negatively impacts indigenous people and their health, causes fire, an increase in CO2 emission, soil erosion ...

River mining often involves intensive excavation, which results in deforestation and increased erosion. Much of the excavated material is released to rivers, disrupting aquatic life in ecosystems ...