The destruction of the rainforests is happening at a great rate and must be stopped now. A delegate from U.S. Congress, Al Gore , says 1/ "The devastation of the rainforest is just unbelievable. It's one of the great tragedies of all history." Last year the smoke in Porto Velho, the capital of the Brazilian state of Rondonia, was so thick the airport had to be shut down. 2/ "An estimated 12,350 square miles of Brazilian rain���f�…showed first 75 words of 813 total…

…showed last 75 words of 813 total…the forest include analyzation with supercomputers, pressure on involved governments, and benifit concerts. These things alone however, are not going to stop the destruction of the rainforests, and unless something is done, the forests will be destroyed. 7/ "Playing With Fire". ‚Time�, September 18, 198ƒ9 �pg. 62-63 BIBLIOGRAPHY "Playing With Fire". ‚Time�, September 18, 198ƒ9 �pg. 62-63 "Rainforest S.O.S." ‚Nature Canada, summer, 1988, Pg. 1-4 Booth, William. "Cutting Amazon's Forest Would Rock Climate- Study."‚Times Colonist, 132 year, no.107 (March 30, 1990