Deforestation in South America: Amazon rainforest in Brazil being burned to clear land for cattle ranching. The burning of biomass produces carbon dioxide which is a major component of greenhouse effect and global warming.

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The burning of biomass produces carbon dioxide, which is a major component of greenhouse effect and global warming.

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Location: Para, Brazil
Photo credit: © Jacques Jangoux / Alamy / Afripics
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