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THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
BY KAYLA SCHULZ
Photo by
Ivan Mlinaric
2.
How will the shrinking Amazon effect the environment in the future?
Photo by
Dallas Krentzel
3.
AMAZON FACTS
Located mostly in Brazil and in some smaller South American countries.
Largest tropical rainforest in the world... Around 1.4 billion acres.
Home to around 2.5 million bug species and over 4000 plants species.
If deforestation continues, the Amazon rainforest could be gone in the next 40 years.
Home to 10% of the known species in the world
Photo by
chriswalts
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Deforestation
- About 7,700 sq miles of the forest is cut down each year.
- Used for timber and to make way for highways, houses, pastures for cattle, etc.
- About 190,000 sq miles of has been cut down since 1990.
Photo by
chriswalts
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FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
Effects not just surrounding area, but the entire world.
Carbon emissions rose 50% due to deforestation.
Open spaces from deforestaion release less moisture causing less rain.
Erratic weather like intense rainfall, flooding, drought, rising temp.
More water shortages.
Photo by
NASA Goddard Photo and Video
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LOSS OF HABITATS
Whole species become endangered from losing their home.
Alterations from highways being built neglet the animals living there.
Deforestation near rivers causes fish species to go all wack. (Idk why)
Plants, animals, and bugs become endangered everyday from deforestation.
Photo by
Steve Wilson - over 3 million views Thanks !!
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Making a change
In 2004, Brazil made a goal of cutting deforestation by 80% by year 2020 and is currently making a huge improvement on the rainforest.
Photo by
epheterson
Kayla Schulz
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