This satellite image from August 2007 shows the effects of tropical deforestation in a portion of the Amazon basin in western Brazil. Intact forest is dark green, whereas cleared areas are tan (bare ground) or light green (crops and pasture). Notice the relatively dense smoke in the left center of the image. How does deforestation of tropical forests change the composition of the atmosphere? Describe the effect that tropical deforestation has on global warming.

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