Thursday, 6 December 2007

Amazon destruction




Good revision here for S4 just before your prelim and for the rest of us just to watch. Climate change and deforestation are destroying the Amazon far more quickly than previously thought, conservationists have warned. Watch the video here.


Look also at some fantastic pictures from the Guardian today at the link here illustrating exactly what is happening to this sensitive area.


By the end of the century, global warming is likely to reduce rainfall by 20% in eastern Amazonia, pushing up temperatures by more than 2C and causing forest fires, a report said today. Read the article here

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