> 1) Drought. Severe drought. Trees need water. There's less of it. Due to alfalfa, almond/pistachios, pastures, rice, corn, other field crops, vineyards, othe

> 1) Drought. Severe drought. Trees need water. There's less of it. Due to alfalfa, almond/pistachios, pastures, rice, corn, other field crops, vineyards, other truck crops, cotton, grain, and tomato, primarily, according to: http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/05/11/cows-not-almonds-are-biggest-water-users http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/05/11/cows-not-almonds-... I was surprised about alfalfa and pasture. And "The cattle sector of the Brazilian Amazon, incentivized by the international beef and leather trades, has been responsible for about 80% of all deforestation in the region, or about 14% of the world's total annual deforestation, making it the world's largest single driver of deforestation." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation_of_the_Amazon_rainforest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation_of_the_Amazon_ra... Convince your friends not to eat as much meat, especially beef. It's bad for the environment.