Essay On Amazon Rain Forest

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Amazon rain forest Weather weirding - climate change patterns.

What is causing the climate changes in the Amazon rain forest and what could be done to stop and or prevent this from happening?

Before I go into any detail relating to my research question what and where is the Amazon rain forest?

The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world; half of it is located in Brazil and other southern American countries, counties such as Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Venezuela. In this tropical
Rainforest roughly 10% of the worlds known animal species and approximately 20% of the world’s bird species live and can be found in this Rainforest.
("Amazon Rainforest Facts for Kids." Amazon Rainforest Facts for Kids. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2014.)

With that being said, it'd be a great idea to try and keep this massive tropical rainforest safe right? So what is causing issues in keeping this Rainforest safe and why is the climate changing?

To start off with, protection of this massive tropical rainforest is starting to become a big issue. Even with deforestation rates slowly decreasing over the 10 years, the amazon rain forest suffered major damage due to droughts in 2005 and in 2010. In 2009 due to a study it was predicted that Global warming would complicate attempts in saving the Amazon rainforest even more, according to these recent studies its predicted that roughly 1/3 of the Amazon rainforest's trees will be killed by even the modest temperature rises. Up to a estimated
85% of the forest could be lost if greenhouse gas emissions are not brought to control.
(Adam, David. "Amazon Could Shrink by 85% Due to Climate Change, Scientists Say." Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media, 11 Mar. 2009. Web. 06 May 2014.)

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...arch and studies were done and report that a number of polar bears are drowning due to the longer distances they have to swim to reach ice floes. If nothing is done to try and prevent this from happening the polar bear will most likely be extinct in Alaska by 2050.
("Understanding Climate Change Impacts on the Amazon Rainforest." Met Office. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2014. "Understanding Climate Change Impacts on the Amazon Rainforest." Met Office. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 May 2014.)

*Glaciers and Sea levels
-At the current rate of the glaciers melting, all glaciers in Glacier national park
Will be gone by 2070. Rising of these sea levels will cause economic and socio-economical costs.

What are the socio-economic consequences?

**Rise of sea levels:
-In general the result of climate change on socio-economics will lead to an increase and escalation on socio-economic costs.

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