Rainforest destruction 1 of 9 tipping points to climate chaos
25/01/2008
Nine ways in which the earth could be tipped into irreversible climate chaos have been listed by scientists. And the disappearance of the Amazon rainforest is chief among them.
Scientists have warned that current average temperature rises, resulting from man made greenhouse gas emission, are likely to lead to sudden and dangerous changes in some of the worlds most important geophysical systems.
People tend to believe that climate change will be gradual but this new study reveals that once the tipping points are reached, likely to be within the next 100 years, the environmental consequences will follow quickly and be hugely damaging.
As temperatures rise and deforestation continues the rain system supporting the Amazon may collapse, the report says.
A recent report by WWF said that more than half of the Amazon rainforest could be lost by 2030.
Cool Earth is dedicated, with your help, to protecting as much threatened rainforest in the Amazon as possible.
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