Deforestation and its impacts on climate change an overview of Pakistan

• Autorzy: Ali A. , Riaz S. , Iqbal S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Forests are one the main natural factors that regulate and determine climate, weather patterns and amount of CO2 of an area. With rapid industrialization and rapid urbanization there is a significant increase in deforestation and as a consequence rise in global mean surface temperatures. Rapid and unchecked cut down of forest cover has resulted in some of the worst disasters during the last decades. This paper focuses on studying the role of deforestation, its influence on climate change phenomena and its consequences in Pakistan.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

climate change; deforestation; Pakistan; catastrophic event; forest age; natural factor; weather; industrialization; urbanization; global temperature; surface temperature; disaster; South Asia

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Papers on Global Change
• Rocznik: 2014
• Numer: 21
• Opis fizyczny: p.51-60,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Ali A.

• National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

autor

Riaz S.

• National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

autor

Iqbal S.

• National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

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