Be specific please. I can't think right now
2007-02-12 13:56:00 · 5 answers · asked by gigglewabbit 1 in Environment
I hear you loud and clear. I live in Friendswood Texas. There used to be a lot of woolands around here about 10 - 15 years ago. Every time I leave home I see signs of more subdivisions going up in every direction. My first instinct is to get out of here before it gets too crowded. Then I realize that everyone moving here now is trying to get out of some other, even more crowded space and I would be just like them. The inner city of Houston is undergoing mass renovations, and I'm glad of that because slum areas are being reclaimed and are being replaced by lofts. Unfortunately they are destroying some historical buildings as well. But at least people will be close to their jobs and save fuel because they won't commute, and there is less spreading out into the suburbs.
Back to your question. We want more and we take it with no concern for tomorrow. The other day I saw a tall pine tree being shoved to the ground by a big machine. The tree shivered and shook and, after a minute or two, gave way. It was the saddest thing I've seen in a long time.
2007-02-12 14:41:07 · answer #1 · answered by Konswayla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some forests in USA and Germany are being depleted by ACID RAIN, also in other places.
The 'Emerald Green Beetle' or something like that is infesting one species of widespread trees in Canada, Michigan, and parts of Ohio. May be called Ash Trees, but I am not sure.
There are other beetle plagues...
So there are two forya, Acid Rain and Beetles.
A big THIRD is people cutting all the trees down, especially in Africa and Indonesia. Pygmies complaining their forests being harvested into oblivion by clearcutting timber concerns. Also Brazilians burning down Amazon Rain Forest to clear land for cattle and farming (something that only works for a while). In eastern Egyptian area people have used a great percentage of the few trees for making charcoal, cooking. Similar for many other places in Africa. Sole available method for cooking food...
There are lots of wildfires in Indonesia and Australia, especially during El Ninos -- FOURTH.
Sorry, I cannot do all. Much else, I suppose. Solar ovens (google it) could help with some of problem.
2007-02-12 14:20:07 · answer #2 · answered by Ursus Particularies 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cutting them down for paper, more places to put houses, and to get rid of some of the animal pests in some areas
2007-02-12 14:04:42 · answer #3 · answered by HeArTbRoKeN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Humans are the primary cause of deforestation. We do it to make agricultural and range land and also for development.
2007-02-12 14:03:16 · answer #4 · answered by dhcasti 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋