i've searhed it a lot but i cant find that information...
can someone help please
2007-03-24 05:02:15 · 3 answers · asked by Alegria 2 in Environment
The rainforests covered 14 percent of the planet and now they cover 6% of earth. So mathematically they were double their current size at one point? They say there will be none left in 40 years unless action is taken. Math here, if it were to be lost in 30 years mathematically that's a loss of 2% per decade: 2% + 2% + 2%, three times, each one representing a decade (3 of them). So it might be about 1 and a half percent per decade is lost, depending on how good your math is. I couldn't tell you the specific number of trees. I don't think anyone could.
Wait that's not right, sorry, 40 years and 100% of the forests is more than 2% per year. 40 X 2 is 80%. Perhaps 2 and a fraction PER YEAR. Sorry, math isn't my strong point.
Wait, wait, more research: every year 50 million acres are cut down!! Eureka!!
2007-03-24 15:08:09 · answer #1 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of them get turned to the lost and found so you ask them if they have them.
2007-03-24 13:17:16 · answer #2 · answered by jim m 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are getting lost ? that's sad, I didn't even know they had brains to get lost
2007-03-24 12:06:04 · answer #3 · answered by lisalau 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋