Non-rainforest+environmental+crisis


 * __Argentina :__**erosion results from inadequate flood controls and improper land use practices; irrigated soil degradation; desertification; air pollution in Buenos Aires and other major cities; water pollution in urban areas; rivers becoming polluted due to increased pesticide and fertilizer use


 * __Bolivia__** : the clearing of land for agricultural purposes and the international demand for tropical timber are contributing to deforestation; soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods desertification; loss of biodiversity; industrial pollution of water supplies used for drinking and irrigation


 * __Brazil__** : deforestation in Amazon Basin destroys the habitat and endangers the existence of a multitude of plant and animal species indigenous to the area; air and water pollution in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and several other large cities; land degradation and water pollution caused by improper mining activities

The flood in South America There are more than 2 million people are thought to have been affected by heavy flooding in Colombia and it already has destroyed close to 3,000 houses and caused damage to agricultural land, infrastructure and highways. 28 of the 32 departments in the country are currently under water, prompting the Government to declare the situation a 'National Calamity.'Heavy rains are expected to continue in the following days, weeks and months, affecting the Caribbean and Andean regions, some of the poorest in the country. The flood are destorying the country.From the news, there are at least 52 fatalities in Bolivia, 19 in Peru, and 16 in Ecuador in heavy rain and become the flood.