Amazing Places to See Before They Vanish

Venice, Italy

The Italian water city, considered as one of the most romantic, is sinking at a rate of about 2.5 inches every 10 years. Venice is one of the top tourist attractions in Italy, thanks to its canals,architecture and artworks. The water city is experiencing 40 floods per year, and with the rising sea level, Venice could be inhabitable by end of this century.


Great Barrier Reef, Australia

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world, which covers more than 133,000 sq miles (344,400 sq km).The best attraction in Australia is disappearing at an increased rate because of a host of environmental threats facing it today, including climate change, rising ocean temperatures, water pollution, ocean acidification and cyclones. Great Barrier Reef could be completely destroyed within next 100 years.


Glacier National Park, United States

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Glacier National Park, once home to more than 150 glaciers, now has lesser than 25 and could shrink to zero by 2030 due to the rapid climate change.This would change in its ecosystem, as many of the plant and animal species in the park require cold water.


Maldives

Maldives is the lowest lying country in the world, averaging only 4 feet, 11 inches above sea level.If sea levels continue to rise, this attractive island nation could be submerged within the next 100 years.


The Alps

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One of the great mountain range systems of Europe, the Alps, sit at a lower altitude than the Rocky Mountains, which leaves the range defenseless against climate change.Due to increasing temperatures, around 3% of Alpine glacial ice is lost per year and experts believe that the glaciers could disappear entirely within the next 40 years.


Seychelles

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Seychelles is a 155-island country spanning an archipelago in the Indian Ocean.Seychelles is famous for its beaches and numerous luxury resorts.Grand Anse Beach in La Digue Island is considered as the best beach in the world.But this beautiful islands are in danger due to beach erosion and could be engulfed by water at the end of this century.


Patagonia

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Patagonia is a massive and untouched land, located at the southern end of South America, shared by Argentina and Chile.Patagonia could be altered by climate change, as many of its glaciers are receding rapidly because of rising temperatures and declining precipitation.


The Dead Sea

The Dead Sea, also called the Salt Sea, has shrunk by a third and sunk 80 feet in the last 40 years.The sea is estimated to be shrinking about four feet each year, as water is drawn from the Sea’s only water source, Jordan River, for irrigation purposes by the neighboring countries. Experts believes it could disappear in next 50 years.


Alaskan tundra

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The Alaskan tundra is one of the special features of America’s northernmost state, Alaska. Global warming is more severe and heats up Alaska much faster than the rest of the world, meaning the beautiful tundra could disappear completely if the temperatures continue to increase. The melting of tundra's permafrost could lead to a drastic change in the current ecosystem.


Madagascar

Madagascar is world-famous for its biodiversity, over 90 percent of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth.But the island's diverse ecosystems and unique wildlife are threatened by the encroachment of the rapidly growing human population and could be destroyed within next 40 years.