the world is full of beautiful places and cultures one must explore if they can sadly after hurries
quite a few of them are currently at real risk of disappearing due to a variety of factors primarily
climate change apart from being amazing tourist spots many of these are also iconic tourist
destinations that we've grown up reading about like the great wall of china madagascar and venice
10. the great wall of china the grey wall of china is said to be the only thing visible from
space even if that isn't really true regardless it's an impressive structure running for about 5
500 miles instead of a single continuous wall it's actually made up of multiple walls some
of them parallel to each other originally meant to keep the nomadic invaders from the north out
while the original wall was built sometime in the 3rd century bc subsequent rulers continued to add
to it the great wall of china's most preserved part could be traced back to the ming era from
1368 to 1644. as of now the wall is in bad shape thanks to wear and tear caused by continuous
exposure to wind and rain along with plants growing in the walls that have accelerated the
damage over the years about 30 percent of the wall has been lost with climate getting more
extreme and unpredictable over time the great wall of china may not survive for much longer
bringing an end to one of the oldest historical sites in the world 9. the great barrier reef the
great barrier reef in australia is easily one of the wonders of the natural world as anyone who
has actually seen it would tell you spread across an area of 133 000 square miles off the coast of
queensland it's the largest system of coral reefs in the world apart from being a diving attraction
coral reefs are immensely important for the marine ecosystem providing a home to about one-fourth of
all marine species that's why if we were to lose all the coral in the world overnight it would be a
on multiple fronts sadly that may already be happening over the years the great
barrier reef has lost a huge chunk of its coral population to rising temperatures
something that has only gotten worse with time a severe marine heatwave further exacerbated the
damage destroying nearly 50 percent of its diverse and colorful coral population according to a 2019
report by the united nations we may lose about 70 to 90 percent of all of earth's coral reefs
if the temperature continues to rise by just 0.9 degrees celsius experts believe that at that rate
the great barrier reef may be completely gone by 2050. number eight venice italy venice italy is
also known as the floating city or the city of bridges thanks to its unique and vast network
of interconnected canals except one main road a few side streets and small bridges alleys and
walking paths waterways remain the only way to explore venice making it one of the most unique
travel experiences that one can have as of now though venice is going through multiple problems
that threaten its long-term survival the biggest one is global warming as rising sea levels have
already started to submerge parts a bit floods are also getting more frequent and severe a 2019
flood managed to put about 70 percent of the city underwater a recent study found that in addition
to the drowning entire parts of the city are sinking at an alarming rate too if that wasn't
enough they also found many buildings in the city are gradually tilting toward the east number 7.
the amazon rainforest recently a study reported that the amazon easily the largest rainforest in
the world is now releasing more carbon dioxide than it absorbs it may sound surprising though
looking at the number of forest fires in the region the past few years as well as other
climate trends throughout the world scientists knew that it would happen sooner or later
they just didn't know it would happen so soon as of now fires are still ongoing across the amazon
region and the current fire season is expected to be even more destructive than the last while
there are many causes for the fires including reduced precipitation levels in recent years
many activists and local news reports have blamed the beef and farming industries operating in the
region for forcibly clearing the forest 6. patagonia the patagonian region lies on the
southern side of south america including territory governed by argentina and chile
while it may not feature on most mainstream travel lists floating around the internet for
the offbeat travel of the vast region offers a variety of pristine natural landscapes to explore
including the andes fords lakes deserts and steps unfortunately patagonia also happens to be one of
the frontiers of the fight against climate change especially in its high altitude parts in the andes
its ice fields once one of the largest ice caps on the continent are melting at an alarming rate and
we're not entirely sure why patagonia's ice cover is generally receding at a faster rate than most
places and this rate it may be completely gone within a few decades 5. bordeaux france you don't
have to be a wine connoisseur to know that the bordeaux region in france is synonymous with fine
wine for centuries wineries in bordeaux have been some of the largest producers of wine in the world
as demand for the beverages remained consistently high throughout its history it's also a major
source of tourism for the region as it attracts wine enthusiasts from around the world with
changing times though all of this may soon change as weather patterns start affecting production in
major wine producing regions of the world bordeaux is one of the worst affected extreme weather
conditions like early frost aren't helping either by some estimates bordeaux along with places like
the napa valley in california will stop being major wine producers within the next 50 years
4. madagascar madagascar is an island located off the southeastern coast of africa and is
considered to be one of the most biodiverse regions in the world over 11 000 species are
endemic to the island which means they're only found in madagascar and research teams still
find entirely new species almost every time they visit for outdoor and nature enthusiasts
it's one of the best destinations that one could ask for in the past few years however
deforestation and over harvesting has caused a big chunk of the rainforest to disappear
along with its diverse wildlife for one example a study found that the lima population on the island
is declining alarmingly fast extensive research on the region remains limited though from what we
know madagascar's rainforest may be at real risk of disappearing in the next few decades if global
warming and deforestation continue at the same rate 3. glacier national park we've long known
that the permanent ice caps around the world would beat the first places affected by climate change
and we can already see it in action from the andes to the arctic to the himalayas glaciers
are melting at an unprecedented rate and we don't even understand its full effects yet in the united
states glacier national park in montana is perhaps the worst affected one of the usa's original
national park it's still one of the best places you could go to for skiing anywhere in the world
not just the united states according to a count done back when the park was founded in 1910 it had
around 100 massive glaciers now barely a couple of them could even be called glaciers anymore between
1966 and 2015 some of the largest glaciers in the park may have lost up to 80 percent of their area
with temperatures only going upward around the world that's expected to accelerate
in the coming years number two the maldives ever since the first climate reports came out
we've known that the maldives would be the first country to be affected by rising sea levels it's
the lowest line country in the world with over 80 of its islands sitting less than one meter
above sea level as the seas are now rising at a rate of close to four millimeters per year
maldives is already at risk of completely disappearing within the next few decades as
per one study done by the intergovernmental panel on climate change they're expected to rise by half
a meter by the year 2100 even if we sharply reduce carbon emissions if we don't they can rise up to
one meter effectively drowning the entire country number one sundarbans sundarbans is a vast area of
mangrove forest situated in india and bangladesh a few protected areas inside the region are even
classified as unesco heritage sites owing to the sheer diversity of the flora and fauna found there
in the past few years though the mangroves of the sundarbans have seen unprecedented deforestation
and damage the local ecosystem that's a problem as the mangroves keep the barleb waters of the bay of
bengal well at bay now rising tides affect larger parts of the region for longer parts of the year
severely affecting the many unique plants and animals that call it home including the bengal
tiger at this rate the forests one of the richest biodiversity hotspots in the world may disappear
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