Amazing Amazon Facts That Shape Our World

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19. A Small Change Will Be Catastrophic

With all this talk on climate change and global warming, scientists are debating just how much of an impact it will have on planet Earth. It turns out that it will be quite devastating.

If the Earth’s temperature rises by only three degrees on average, then it runs the risk of destroying around 75% of the entire Amazon rainforest. When will that be? Many believe we will reach that number within 100 years if we keep living the way we do.