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Dying Forest
Rainforests provide much of the world’s
oxygen supply. But the forests’
exotic trees
and animals are being killed to make room for farmers and roads.
People have been
trying to
conserve rainforests for years. But another type of forest—the cloud forest—is
just as
beneficial to humans. Cloud forests are also in danger of disappearing, but little
is being done to save them.
These forests are located at the tops of mountains, generally near the
equator. These
humid,
wooded mountaintops are mainly in
African and
Central and South American
countries. They are called “cloud forests”
because their height allows for the
formation
of clouds among the trees.
Rainforests produce large amounts of
oxygen. Cloud forests produce
comparative
amounts of water. The trees in these forests pull
water out of the clouds. The moisture gathers on
the leaves. When it drips, it is
deposited into streams. The streams flow into towns at the
bottom of the mountain. Then, it’s
distributed to people. The yearly
cumulative rainfall in
these areas is 173-198 centimeters. Cloud forests can
pull in up to
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