Concept:Deforestation removes vegetation cover, which damages soil, biodiversity, and the local climate.
Explanation:The removal of trees exposes the soil, leading to gully erosion.
Destroying forests causes plant species to become extinct.
Wildlife loses food and shelter, so animals migrate to other areas.
Trees release moisture into the atmosphere, so fewer trees generally reduce rainfall.
Thus, an increase in rainfall is not an effect of deforestation.
Answer:D. increase in rainfall