alt Hacker NewsPerhaps the cutting and removal of the trees also plays a factor? They suck in water over their life, then once they are cut the forest loses that moisture.
Perhaps the cutting and removal of the trees also plays a factor? They suck in water over their life, then once they are cut the forest loses that moisture.
Trees essentially just make steam. They suck in water, transport it up to the leaves where it evaporates. So forests create rain.
Anyway your concern about losing moisture stored in trees isn't really warranted, the tree does not give back moisture.