This video details the drying up of the amazon as a consequence of a drought. It talks about stranded river boats, communities becoming cut off, and the dead and dying fish from starvation and lack of oxygen. This has an effect as fishing communities cannot find adequate drinking water or fish to eat.
This is affected majorly by deforestation and subsequent greenhouse gases from the cutting and burning of forests. With less trees there is less moisture rising to the air.
This cycle is not sustainable and will continue to get worse without intervention. This type of thing will just get more and more common as we continue on the path we are now.
I like this video as it shows one effect of the way humans are treating the world and is a call to action and a changing of ways.
Link:
http://youtu.be/g7gpAy4ivZ0
The fact that we cannot see what we are doing to the environment astounds me. Cutting down the rainforest has effects throughout the world, none worse that those on the natives of the amazon basin. At this rate all of the living creatures in the Amazon will be dead. I liked the video because it showed what we are doing to the environment and why we must change our ways.
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