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Rain Forest Matters.(Brief Article)

Science Matters: Rain Forest, Moon, Rocks, and Machines, a Weekly Reader publication

| January 01, 1993 | COPYRIGHT 1993 Weekly Reader Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

If tropical rain forests are destroyed, scientists predict these things will happen:

global warming

The climate of the world will become much warmer and drier.

medical losses

The source of many medicines will disappear.

extinct species

Many kinds of plants and animals will disappear.

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