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Our planet is full of beautiful places, places that receive hundreds and hundreds of tourists every year,
but although it might sound too apocalyptic, the truth is that many of those sites
could disappear in a span of a few decades, I'm not talking about hundreds of years, but decades.
In this video, I made a compilation with 10 places that you must know,
before they disappear from the face of the Earth, and I am very sure that you will love it.
Before starting with the subject, I have a small question for you.
Could you tell me which of these 3 countries the Bengal tiger originates from?
Will it be from India?
Maybe from Tanzania?
Or maybe China?
To make it interesting, write your answers below in the comments at this precise moment,
if you answer correctly, then you will have won a trip to Japan.
Dammit!
It's okay! It's okay! There's no trip to Japan.
You just make yourself comfortable. And enjoy it, my friend!
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The first place on our list is the Garamba National Park,
located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In previous years, the park was visited by hundreds of people each year,
especially by animal lovers. If you get to visit, although I do not recommend it, and I'll explain why.
In the park you can still see large herds of elephants and dozens of rare species and subspecies,
and that was what made it a very attractive park. You could find animals
that you would not see in any other part of the planet
like the famous white rhinoceros of the north, for example.
But as I told you, I do not recommend visiting, especially after what happened in 2008,
when a group of Ugandan rebels attacked a station near the park,
the rebels killed 14 people and kidnapped several children, since then,
the park no longer receives the same care as before.
It is not known what condition the animals are in, nor are there any signs that things
will improve in a few years. It is a pity that a place considered a World Heritage Site
will disappear in a few decades because of a group of rebels.
Number 9
Did you ever hear about the Great Wall of China?
I bet yes!
The Great Wall of China served for centuries to stop the barbarian invasions of the Mongols
against the Chinese Empire. And it became one of the greatest works of humanity,
so much that some historians know it as the greatest work of engineering in the world,
for a long time it was even believed that the Great Wall of China could be seen from space.
Although it was recently proven that this is nothing more than a myth,
but it gives you an idea of how big this thing is.
According to the most credible measurement, made in 2012,
it was discovered that the Great Wall of China measures 21,000 km long,
if all the sections are added, of course. But to our sadness,
perhaps the Wall of China will not remain with humanity for too long.
According to several reports, in recent years, large stretches have begun to be lost
due to the natural erosion of the ground, lack of maintenance and destruction caused by humans.
Only in January 2005, 150 meters of the Great Wall of China were dismantled
to pave a road in the Ningxia region. So if everything remains the same
maybe in a few years, there is only the memory that here one day there was a Great Wall.
Number 8
The Amazon is a huge region located in the central and northern part of South America,
within this region is the most extensive tropical forest in the world, the rainforest of the Amazon Basin.
It is considered that the Amazon has an extension of 6 million square km.
It is very, very big. So large that it is distributed in 9 countries, of which Brazil and Peru,
have the greatest extension, followed by Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Venezuela,
French Guiana and Suriname. Being so large, it is believed that more than 30% of the variety
of plants and animals live uniquely and exclusively in this part of our planet,
without forgetting that this area is the place of some indigenous tribes that have lived here
for hundreds of years, maybe thousands. But despite being so big, it's disappearing, you know?
In the last 40 years half of the Amazon has been destroyed,
the fault has been of mining, excessive industrial agriculture,
and the illegal logging of large portions of land has caused the great extinction of dozens
of species and irreparable damage to environment.
Number 7
The Galapagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean almost 1,000 km off the coast of Ecuador.
The Galapagos are one of the best known islands in the world.
Did you know that in 1979, these islands were declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO?
This means that it is an important place for humanity,
and that everything possible will be done to keep it as long as possible.
What makes these islands important is the large number of species of animals and plants
that live only in this part of the world such as the Galapagos shark,
the Galapagos green turtle, or the famous Galapagos marine iguana.
The problem is that this biodiversity of species and plants, also causes more than 200,000 people
to visit the islands every year, so you have an idea, it is said that public transport for tourists
passes every 10 minutes in front of the airport, to take people to their hotels or reservation places.
A crazy number of people, right?
Due to this, in 2010, the islands were included in the list of heritage of humanity in danger,
the main problem being the presence of humans, and aggravated by global warming in recent decades.
It is estimated that if things continue the same, many of these species could disappear forever
in the near future, and without these species, the islands would have no reason to exist.
Number 6
Venice is one of the most beautiful and visited cities in Europe,
surely you have already heard about this city. But would you believe me if by the year 2100,
maybe before, Venice will no longer exist?
Or at least, it is estimated that it would be flooded almost entirely.
These are not my ideas, and although it sounds very apocalyptic,
the report was published by the International Union for Quaternary Research,
that organization was founded in 1928, and since that year,
has been responsible for investigating changes in the environment.
What a stupid thing!
You're not going to found any organization to grow pumpkins in our garden, Benny!
That is a very stupid idea!
Anyway, according to this report, before the year 2.100 the Mediterranean Sea could rise up to 1.4 meters,
causing the total flooding of all the city's canals, and flooding a large part of it,
until it reaches the point of becoming uninhabitable.
The authors of the research are certain that climate change will not only affect Venice,
but also other 33 areas of Italy.
So if you still have not been able to visit Venice, you should do it as soon as possible.
Number 5
The island of Madagascar is known worldwide as the Treasure Island,
for its impressive wealth of flora and fauna. According to estimated data,
this island hosts 5% of the world's animal and plant species,
and 80% of these species are endemic, which means that you can only find them
on this island, nowhere else in the world.
Unfortunately, poaching, the expansion of cities, pollution and the massive felling of trees,
is destroying the essence of this island. It is estimated that if this situation continues,
in a few decades their forests will have been destroyed.
Before the human being put their noses in the Island of Madagascar,
the island had about 300,000 square km of jungle, currently does not have even half of that.
According to recent analyzes, it is said that there are only 50,000 square km of jungle left,
if deforestation continues at that rate, its forests will disappear in about 35 years,
and dozens and dozens of species that live in the jungle will disappear.
Number 4
On the border of India and Bangladesh, you can find sundarban, in Bengali language,
sundarban means "beautiful forests", and just by seeing them, you already have an idea
of why they decided to give them a name like that.
In past decades, the forest was very visited by tourists,
especially because in this place you could find the imposing Bengal tiger,
living in its natural habitat, the Sundarbans were also the place of many other species,
so going to visit was transformed in a unique experience in life.
Unfortunately in recent decades, the forest has been threatened
by the most murderous species in history, human beings.
Where before you could find wooded areas and animals walking in their natural habitat,
now you can find about 200 factories, which incidentally, throw all their waste to the nearby mangroves.
As I told you before, the sundarban were once the place of the Bengal tiger,
they were counted by hundreds and hundreds, but at present it is estimated
that there are only 105 of them left. If things go the same way,
not only will the Bengal tiger disappear forever, but the forest of the Sundarbans will disappear as a whole.
And can we be more cruel to our home? I doubt it!
Number 3
Have you ever heard about global warming?
Most likely, yes.
In recent years global warming has been constantly debated
at different important summits, attended by important people who make important decisions.
Crap!
You can’t fight global warming by throwing chicken sausages into the ocean! Benny,
you, finish bathing, okay?
One of the direct effects of global warming is the rise in sea level, perhaps for you,
in the area where you live, global warming is not the big deal.
But for people who live on islands, it's a real problem,
one of those famous islands that are threatened are the Maldives.
For you to have an idea, the panorama of the Maldives is so bleak that in 2009
the president of that country, proposed to save $2,000,000 each year from tourism,
the idea came with the sole intention of buying a new home for the inhabitants of the island
when the moment of departure arrives.
It seems there is no going back.
Before this century is over, the more than 300,000 people who live in the Maldives
will have to leave their home forever.
They have already started saving money to buy a new place to live.
How sad!, right?
Number 2
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest set of reefs in the world,
with nearly 400 types of coral, 1,500 varieties of fish and more than 4,000 species of mollusks.
The Great Barrier Reef also houses other endangered species,
including the large green turtle and the dugong, but as you should suspect,
this place is disappearing very quickly.
First of all, the blame for this sudden disappearance is climate change,
a subject that we discussed earlier, and second, by human intervention in the environment,
as you can imagine!
Did you know that from 1985 to 2012, the area was contaminated to such an extent
that half of the Great Australian Barrier Reef was extinguished?
In a lapse of 30 years, 50% of marine life disappeared to not return.
And this problem has not only happened in the Great Australian Barrier Reef,
but in all, or almost all the reefs in the ocean.
So if there is a reef near where you live, I recommend you visit it!
Number 1
The Dead Sea is a lake located between Israel and Jordan,
due to its high salt content is also known as The Salt Sea.
Did you know that this sea is 9 times saltier than any ocean on the planet?
This salinity is the reason why you can not see any fish swimming in its waters,
except for microorganisms resistant to salt. Here there are no fish or marine plants.
The Dead Sea is visited every year by thousands of people,
as it is believed that its waters are healing, and the best part is that you can float effortlessly.
Leaving that aside, although it sounds very ironic, the Dead Sea could die very soon.
This is due to two factors. First of all you should know that the Dead Sea feeds to say it in some way,
feeds from the Jordan River. In recent decades, the flow of the Jordan River has been reduced
by 98%, which means that the Dead Sea is rapidly becoming dry.
Apart from this, due to its properties, this place has been over industrially exploited in recent years,
all in order to extract its minerals. As you can imagine,
this has caused the water level to drop very quickly every year,
we do not know for sure when it could disappear, but if things continue the same,
do not doubt that its end could only come in a few decades.
And that's all for today!
Do you remember the question of the beginning of the video?
Well, the Bengal tiger is native to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Buthan, Burma and Tive.
So the correct answer is option A.
Did you guess? Hope so!
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