Amazon Forest Shrinking Due To Global Warming
A new study of the Amazon Rain Forest carried out by scientists at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, has determined that any rise in temperature in the Amazon area could kill off 85 % of the plant life. Tim Lenton, a climate expert for the University, says that when he was young, he thought that cutting trees down in the forests would kill them eventually, only to find out that global warming will deliver the killer blow.
The study has been submitted to the journal Nature Geoscience. They used computer models to figure out what would happen should the climate heat up a little. They found that a 2c rise in temperatures would kill 20% to 40% of the forest in 100 years and another 3c to finish the job. They say that if we do not stop polluting soon, that it will be irreversible and being one of the planets massive oxygen emitters, often called “the lungs” of our planet, it would be an even bigger tragedy.
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Bodydetoxguy | Oct 2, 2009 | Reply
the effect of Global Warming these days is even worst. i think every government should pass stricter laws on Carbon Emissions. we should also concentrate more on renewable energy sources and avoid fossil fuels.
chuck | Feb 8, 2011 | Reply
Temperate and taiga forests of the Earth are expanding and rapidly so. Further south, the forests of China and Vietnam are rapidly expanding. Even with increased logging, there is an overall increase in forest area and forest mass. Buildings no longer eat the huge amount of wood they once did and building growth is actually not growing. With what increase in CO2 that has been noted, apparently the trees are breathing easier. In Brazil, the story is still very bad — trees are being replaced by grasses and shrubs.