Which atmospheric effect is intensified by deforestation of the Amazon rainforest?

💡 Explanation

When the Amazon rainforest is deforested, regional evapotranspiration decreases because the loss of tree cover reduces the amount of water vapor released into the atmosphere, impacting local moisture cycles. Therefore, decreased regional evapotranspiration happens, rather than influencing the Coriolis effect, the Hadley cell circulation or stratospheric ozone concentrations, which operate on broader pressure gradients.

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