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The rain forest is being destroyed because of the modern society are using big machines such as bulldozer's and destroying lots of trees and at the moment the way this is going by 2020 there will be no trees left in the world.
It is being destroyed by logging, mining, rubber tapping, non-timber forest products, medicinal plants, ecotourism, certified timber, agriculture, fish farming and cattle ranching.
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How is the tropical rainforest being threatened by global warming?
Global warming is changing rainfall patterns in the tropical rainforest. The Amazon rainforest has many trees dying and many others are no longer growing.
What layer of the atmosphere is being destroyed by certain chemicals?
The ozone layer present in the stratospheric region of the atmosphere is being destroyed by certain chemicals. These chemicals are CFCs.
Where is the rainforest location?
There are many rainforests located all over the world. The most common one, however, being The Amazon Rainforest. The Amazon rainforest is in Brazil, in South America, and has the Amazon river flowing through it.
How many acres of rainforest are being cut down per minute?
14
How are earth's materials continually being formed and destroyed?
Thanks to Physics
Why are rainforest being detroyed?
They are destroyed for land use.
What are they clearing the rainforest for?
Rainforest is being destroyed due to logging and clearances for ranching, roads, agriculture and quarrying.
Why is the rainforest being destroyed and how can you stop it?
Talk to the minister of climate change
How big is amazon rainforest before and after deforestation?
Well, there is no definite answer to your question because the rainforest is being destroyed everyday. but currently, around %18 of the Amazon had been destroyed.
What are the people that live in the Amazon Rainforest doing about their homes being destroyed?
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What will happen to the animals if the rainforest is destroyed?
Animals will loose their home and try to survive , most likely they wont.
Is the word rainforest all one word?
Yes, the word "rainforest" is typically spelled as one word.
How is the rainforest being destroyed affecting animals?
well, for a first, not only are the rainforests getting destroyed but our human and animal species population is being destroyed. don't you think that that's a pretty fair call shanika,13,albury
What is the causing the rainforest to be destroyed?
Cattle RanchesGovernment building roadsPlants being used to make medicineThat is all I can think of at the moment
What cities have destroyed rainforest?
All of the cities, towns ect: have destroyed the rainforest, with high demand of items that are made from materials from the rainforest, demand for beef has risen so they need more area for the cows to live in so they cut down the rainforest, soy beans take up alot of room that the rainforest could of covered. So in conclusion all of the cities have destroyed the rainforest
Why are rainforest being destroyed?
The rain forests are being destroyed for the trees. Because they use the trees for making paper, timber, furniture(or wood),for more land. to grow crops and rice etc etc.
What enviromental issues is the rainforest facing?
Well obviously people are cutting it down to make residental areas and also many animals are being destroyed which protect the rainforest by bigger and more infuritaing animals.
