I’ve always thought that it is common knowledge that indiscriminate felling of trees greatly contributes to global warming and climate change. So, what this article says does not surprise me at all:

The accelerating destruction of the rainforests that form a precious cooling band around the Earth’s equator, is now being recognised as one of the main causes of climate change. Carbon emissions from deforestation far outstrip damage caused by planes and automobiles and factories….

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