Second, deforestation can cause the land surface to become relatively warm, triggering upward air flows and the formation of areas of low atmospheric pressure. Such ‘heat lows’ draw in ...

Additionally, tobacco cultivation exacerbates deforestation and soil degradation, while cigarette waste pollutes the environment,” Oluwafemi said. The challenge, he noted, is further compounded ...

Deforestation is a major man-made source of greenhouse gas emissions, and is especially significant in countries with large tropical forests, including Brazil and Indonesia as well as countries in ...

New Brunswick will receive an estimated $614 million from three tobacco giants for health-care costs related to smoking, with about $147 million "up front" and the remainder "over time," Health ...