Forests are the lungs of the earth. Destruction of the world’s forests amounts to death of the world we currently know. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

The tropical rain forests are considered the lungs of the
earth
due to their thick vegetation. They detoxify the environment of the
earth
, the way the lungs do to the body. I firmly believe, that rapid destruction of these forests due to urbanization and industrialization is contributing to the demise of life on
earth
due to various reasons.
Firstly
, the Urbanization and the Industrialization
has contributed
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have contributed
significantly to the deforestation leading to a surge in global warming. The carbon dioxide produced as a waste product of various industries and the fuel of automobiles and locomotives is continuously on the rise in our environment which is damaging the Ozone layer significantly.
Consequently
, various hazardous ultraviolet rays are reaching to us which were previously
been
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being
stopped by protective Ozone layer.
This
has culminated
into
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in
development
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the development
of various mutations in the DNA of human and plants. These mutations are the cause of
increase
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the increase
in frequency of various cancers and mortality.
Secondly
, Deforestation is an important cause of increasing frequency of floods. The roots of the trees hold the ground and prevent cutting of
earth
at the river banks and
also
reduce the speed of water coming from mountains
thus
preventing floods. When trees are lost, the frequency of floods
also
increases.
Finally
, Destruction of the tropical forests has
also
resulted in reduction in Natural habitat of various species of
wild-life
all living things (except people) that are undomesticated
wildlife
.
Hence
, many endangered species have extinct by now and others are about to, unless emergency measures are taken to stop the process of forest destruction. To conclude, it is obvious that
destruction
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the destruction
of forests will bring an end to life on
this
planet by global warming, floods, droughts and wildlife extinction.
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