Will We Survive If We Lose the Amazon Rainforest?

The Amazon Rainforest is big news right now as fires continue to consume its lush landscape. It’s essential to our planet’s climate, ecosystem, and more. If we do nothing, the Amazon could be gone within 100 years. What would that mean for us?
Well, did you know that a lot of the ingredients in our modern medicines come from the plants of the Amazon? These include the most important medications, such as essential vaccines. Millions of people depend on the Amazon basin for their income. So it would certainly be devastating for South American people. Also, if the fires continue, not only will we lose the huge oxygen source, but extra pollution will be released. And that is not all!
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TIMESTAMPS:
We’d miss out on important medicine 0:24
The economy of South America would be ruined 0:53
The world would lose oxygen 1:20
There’d be a huge loss of wildlife 2:02
It would speed up global climate change 2:36
The Rainforest would become a carbon source 3:14
There would be a loss of natural resources 3:48
Soil Erosion 4:30
We could start seeing a cycle of more fires 5:02
Unpredictable drought and rainfall patterns 5:43
We could see disastrous floods 6:21
Overcrowded cities 6:59
Change in landscape 7:33
Hours of Daytime Darkness 7:59
A little bit more about deforestation 8:35
Is there anything we can do? 8:56
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SUMMARY:
- Many of the plants of the Amazon are still being studied today with the hope of finding ingredients that will cure some of our most serious diseases.
- The Amazon Rainforest covers about 40% of South America, covering 8 countries. If it was suddenly gone, a lot of South America’s exports and businesses would disappear with it.
- Our planet gets 20% of its oxygen from this Rainforest, due to its massive size.
- Covering just over 2 million square miles, the Amazon is home to 30% of our planet’s wildlife.
- If the Amazon were destroyed, you can kiss your morning joe goodbye, in addition to fruits, rice, and CHOCOLATE, just to name a few.
- In addition to oxygen and medicinal plants, we’d also lose a substantial supplier of minerals, fresh water, and food.
- Science has shown that rainforests, in general, influence the climate both globally and locally.
- Unhealthy soil would add to the disaster: excessive rain + unanchored soil = mudslide. Farmland and homes would be overcome with rain and mud.
- Rural people will be forced into the cities, which are already home to millions. This will cause overcrowding, which comes with its own problems.
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