The off-road-vehicle users and Jeepers "completely denuded" a large section of public land, he said.
They are the main cause of the intense air pollution in the Thai highlands and contribute to the floods in the country by completely denuding the undergrowth of the woods.
In the 16th century England had to pass laws to prevent the country from becoming completely denuded of trees due to production of iron.
On June 8, 1966, only a few days after classes were dismissed for the summer, much of the campus was demolished by a tornado, and completely denuded of trees.
These yearly wildfires are the main cause of the intense air pollution in Northern Thailand and contribute to the floods in the country by completely denuding the undergrowth of the woods.
Some were clear and denuded completely.
The severity of damage ranged from small islets in which the surface remained completely denuded (Fig 5C) to areas in which the continuity of the surface epithelium was nearly complete (Fig 5D).
Fires also contribute to the floods in the country by completely denuding the undergrowth of the woods and the dry forest soil leads to lower water intake for the trees to extract when the rains arrive.
Dr. Ronald M. Winchel of the New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York said that in severe cases, "individuals may completely denude their scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes and facial hair."
As a result of years of pollution, the hills immediately around the smelter became completely denuded, the river became more toxic, and the health of area inhabitants suffered.