Chapter 20, Problem 12WIO

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The reduction of global climate change by planting trees.

Introduction:

${\text{CO}}_2$ has been accumulating in the atmosphere due to the use of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas. This has increased the average global temperature. The gradual warming of the earth has led to the melting of alpine glaciers and polar ice sheets. The loss of ice over land has contributed to a rise in sea level. The rise in sea surface temperature has changed the weather conditions in tropical and temperate regions. This has resulted in high rainfall in tropics and droughts in temperate areas.