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Deforestation in the United States was affected by many factors. One such factor was the effect, whether positive or negative, that the logging industry has on forests in the country. Logging in the United States is a hotly debated topic as groups who either support or oppose logging argue over its benefits and negative effects.
The regions with the highest tropical deforestation rate between 2000 and 2005 were Central America—which lost 1.3% of its forests each year—and tropical Asia. [49] In Central America , two-thirds of lowland tropical forests have been turned into pasture since 1950 and 40% of all the rainforests have been lost in the last 40 years. [ 66 ]
From the approximately 16 million square kilometers of tropical rainforest habitat that originally existed worldwide, less than 9 million square kilometers remain today. [7] The current rate of deforestation is 160,000 square kilometers per year, which equates to a loss of approximately 1% of original forest habitat each year. [10]
It is estimated that 20,000 km 2 (7,700 sq mi) are deforested each year. [34] Areas nearer to China are most affected, as it is the main source for timber. [35] Deforestation in Russia is particularly damaging as the forests have a short growing season due to extremely cold winters and therefore take longer to recover.
Instead, deforestation fell only 6.3% last year, as two of the three rainforest nations faced early stumbles. One year after more than 140 countries pledged to halt all deforestation by 2030 ...
In 1994 the national forests alone in Texas produced 93.8 million board feet (221,000 m 3) of timber, providing US$73.1 million (US$150 million in today's terms) in income and 2,098 jobs. [36] In 1992 the timber companies in the state produced more than 1,250 million board feet (2,900,000 m 3 ) and in 1997 they produced more than 1,370 million ...
The largest of the latest Texas fires — the Smokehouse Creek Fire — grew Wednesday from about 800 square miles (2,100 square kilometers) to more than 1,300 square miles (about 3,400 square ...
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