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title: "Why are rainforests called the Earth's lungs?"  
description: "Why are rainforests called the Earth's lungs?"  
author: "Erick Wilsom"  
published: 2023-10-21  
updated: 2023-10-21  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/104319/why-are-rainforests-called-the-earth-s-lungs  
category: "nature"  
tags: ["nature"]  

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# Why are rainforests called the Earth's lungs?




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