Asked by GIANSH GUPTA KHUNDKER · BIRLA BRAINIACS
Overgrazing and poor land management lead to severe desertification in arid grasslands. Beyond losing plant life, how does this directly accelerate global climate change?A) Dry sand reflects less heat than green vegetation.B) The exposed soil releases massive amounts of historically trapped organic carbon into the atmosphere.C) Desertification speeds up the Earth's magnetic rotation.D) The lack of plants prevents toxic volcanic gasses from escaping the ground.
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