Compared to other countries and prosperous countries and dry places like israel, spain, or italy. but we ll also have tremendous reduction, sizable reduction in irrigated agriculture in the west. in california and arizona, more than 70% or 80% of water use in the states are is for agriculture, so that s always going to have to be a very big player. yeah, but that s where the biggest battles usually lie. we ll have to leave it there, but thank you so much for your expertise, jay lund in davis, california, really appreciate it. very welcome. brazil s president is lashing out at american actor leonardo dicaprio for his recent comments about the importance of the amazon rain forest in the climate crisis. with deforstation of the amazon happening, dicaprio is urging
Indigenous peoples made a video warning about the attacks. that same month, according to official numbers, deforstation in the amazon accelerated more than 60% compared to the same period last year. but with deforstation, other consequences emerge. several studies affirmed that the number of fires each year is highly correlated to deforstation and the severity of the draught during the dry season. this year alone, the number of fires in the brazilian amazon was 25% higher than the average number of fires in the same period from 2010 to 2018, facts that president balsonado insists on minimizing.
How much should we fear that the end is near? a new study out of mexico, a great place claims we re in beginning of a sixth mass extinction of animals on earth and humans are to blame. the most recent mass extinction happened 65 million years ago. it s believed to be the one that killed dinosaurs. comedian joe mackey is a scary story correspondent. is it our fault? i don t think it is our fault. they say ocean and deforstation are causing a number of animals to go extinct. they say the good news with conservation we can stave off this mass extinction. that s not good news. no one says good news, you have to use less. given the choice you d rather have the extinction? i d rather party up and have