Since the start of the 20th century, roughly half of the world’s rain forests have been wiped out. And by the end of the 21st century, rain forests may go extinct altogether. You may think it’s just a few plants and animals that’ll suffer, but modern global society relies on rain forests more than you might realize. The loss of this dense biodiversity could lead to sickness, poverty, even war. So, what would a post-rain forest world look like? Well, first it is important to understand why the rain forest is disappearing. Globally, over the last 40 years, an area possibly the size of Europe has been cleared and repurposed for commercial use. In some cases the land is replanted with trees that produce rubber or palm oil, in other cases it is used as grazing land for cattle,or torn down for urban development. And if nothing is done, we may ultimately see rain forests gone altogether, and along with them, crucial benefits. Without rain forests, some estimate that the basis for up to a q
Most of the problems of the world are discussed fairly often. Things like pollution, terrorism and other issues that are discussed ad nauseam in the media. But the truth is there are other, often times more severe problems in the world, that only rarely discussed. Because you deserve to know just how doomed the human race is, i've brought you the 5 greatest problems that are never talked about. 1. B elow Replcement Fertility Most of the time, your discussion about world overpopulation. But the truth is, the discussion tends to be more one sided. There are places that are overpopulated such as Africa, where the resources available simply do not measure up to the number of people that require them. But his does not apply across the globe. throughout the technologically advanced world, in countries as diverse as Germany, Japan, South Korea, and Lithuania, people are having so few children that the number o