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The rainforest plants release water into the atmosphere through a process called transpiration. Each canopy tree can release about 760 liters of water each year. (...) Even when it is not raining, the moisture helps to create clouds that keep the rainforest humid and warm. Brazil houses about a third of the tropical rainforests on Earth, but more than 19 percent of Amazonian rainforests were lost to deforestation since 1970. Biologists worry about the long-term consequences and make efforts to discourage deforestation.
Disponível em: www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/habitats/rain-forests/. Acesso em: 14 fev. 2019. (Adaptado.)
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