Thread by @rustedangel1

here’s a thread of what will fucking happen if the amazon rainforest dies:

#PrayforAmazonas #AmazonRainforest #AmazonFire

1. faltering rainfall & increased drought
— and you know what happens with less rain? less water to drink and food to eat, affecting rich agriculture.

2. more greenhouse gases
— meaning poorer air quality and hotter fucking temperatures, and not just in fucking brazil.

3. more flooding
— “drier and longer dry spells followed by increasing upticks in flooding— would only intensify if the rainforest were to disappear.”

4. loss of biodiversity
— amazon holds a rich array of the life that exists on earth, and an average of one new species is being discovered each day, including fucking endangered species.

5. loss of medical possibilities
— 90 percent of human diseases are treatable with prescription drugs that were derived from things in nature, like snake venom, molds, and a shrub called periwinkle—some of which have their origins in the amazon.

6. bigger and longer fires
— these fires release even more carbon into the atmosphere, worsening some of the conditions already highlighted here, like an increasingly hotter climate.

7. poorer people
— amazon is home not only to plant and animal species but to people as well, many of whom rely on the rainforest for their livelihood

if you have a bit more time, read about it:

rd.com/culture/what-c…

google.com.ph/amp/s/www.inde…

nature.com/scitable/blog/…

how you can help:

https://twitter.com/ikaymathtolock/status/1164219763364642816?s=21

CANT STRESS THIS ENOUGH.
talk about it.
talk about it.
talk about it.

since media won’t cover it, talk about it. bring it up to your friends and family. tweet about it. if you’re too shy to, then RT.

talking is free.

#PrayforAmazonas #AmazonRainforest
#AmazonFire

donation:

(but please research about them first)

amazonconservation.org

amazonteam.org

amazonwatch.org

rainforestfoundation.org

rainforesttrust.org

ran.org/mission-and-va…