Amazon in peril

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  1. SalmonAfrica

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    Hey everyone

    I came across this article, which displays a very scary but very real situation in the Amazon forest. Something to think about:

    The Greatest Amazon River Disaster in History

     
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    didnt they just have a moerse flood over there?
     
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    Not that I know of, but from what I do understand, the Amazon normally floods every year at this time of year (the 'wet' season). And when I say flood, I mean flood - much of the lower levels of the actual rainforest become submerged there is so much water coming down!

    Which is the sad part, because where that would normally occur at this time of year, there is now nearly no water whatsoever - the locals have nothing to drink either.
     
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    Global climatic changes impacts on us all. Just look at our local drought stricken areas of South Africa. Too little research and action is been done avoid these catastrophes. Unfortunately greed dominates above all
     
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    c'est pourquoi j'ai le projet de crée une assosiation de préservation des biotopes.
    Sur mon forum j'ai tous une partie qui est reserver à l'environnement et il est trés important que les aquarists du monde communique sur l'avenir de nos poissons.
    Beaucoup de poissons sont en danger et vont disparaître.

    Aidez moi à lancer "le mouvement d'aquarists sans frontière".

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    that's why I plan to create a assosiation preservation of habitats.

    On my forum I have every part that is reserved for the environment and it is very important that aquarists the world communicates over the future of our fish.

    Many fish are in danger and will disappear.



    Help me to start "the movement of aquarists that have no boundaries.

    forum environement
    link acess guest ;) : http://www.aqualifestyle-france.com/environnement-f89/
     
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    Is it possible to have a sub-forum board on TASA linked to the international aquatics society? We still keep our Identity as TASA but are able to communicate with other fish forums to discuss global issues facing us all
     
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    And there will always be people in denial and completely shirking responsibility on behalf of humanity in the comments on such reports. This is so frustrating. Are there any other links about this, perhaps with some more in-depth assessment?
     
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    this is mainly because most of the RAIN forest is being destroyed. Do some research on how bug it was 5 years ago compared to now. It aint called the rainforest for nothing. This all comes down to greed, and people thinking of nothing but themselves
     

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