With increase alarm of global warming, there have been rush to plant forests, so that it can soak up and store carbon dioxide; carbon sink. This process called “carbon sink” reduces the risk of global warming, however, new research showed that increase in plantation of forests could cause problems such as reduction local water supplies by up to 50%.
A recent international study on the forest plantations for the purpose carbon sinks has found that while intensive plantations does help to cut down the effect and risk of global warming, but they can also sap stream flows and cause salinity.

Personal Opinion: The trees must have taken up water from the streams for various purposes such as: photosynthesis, maintain the turgor pressure, environment and nutrients uptake. If more trees are planted the water uptake will increase and this could have led to loss of water in stream. However, I personally believe that this loss of water should not cause great alarm because even though the plant is taking in water, it will transpire the water into the atmosphere as well, and through the process of water cycle, the streams will be filled again. However, the issue of global warming is far more alarming and the increase in plantation of forest is a good thing and should be contribution of global warming. So, the increase plantation of forest is our encouraged as it is one of the most efficient way to cut down risk of global warming, since the human are not controlling or watching out their activity which is increasing the emission of CO2 and only hope!

source: The Australian

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