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Added on: 19th Apr 2015

 

 

AZURE WINDOW, MALTA

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Located on Gozo, the second largest island of the Maltese archipelago,

the Azure Window is a limestone natural arch and the most popular

tourist attraction on the island. Recent surveys found out that the

arch has been constantly disintegrating and geologists suggest the

complete disintegration of the arch is just a matter of a few years.

 

 

MALDIVES

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Maldives, a little island country in the Indian Ocean and a popular

holiday destination, is the world´s lowest country. With an average

ground level elevation of just 1.5 meters (less than 5 feet), the country

and its 400,000 inhabitants might soon be washed away by the

rising sea level. It’s very possible that the Maldivians will become

one of the world´s first climate refugees.

 

 

ARAL SEA, KAZAKHSTAN/UZBEKISTAN

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While some places are threatened by floods, others suffer from drying

out. Located between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the Aral Sea was once

the fourth largest lake in the world. But since the 1960s, after the rivers

that fed it were diverted by Soviet irrigation projects, it has been steadily

drying out. By 2007, it declined to 10% of its original size,

splitting into several smaller lakes.

 

 

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MONTANA

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Extending over 4sq km (1.6sq mi) on the US-Canada border, the

Glacier National Park was once littered with hundreds of glaciers. About

a hundred years ago, there were still 150 of them. By 2005, only

27 remained and they are expected to vanish within a few decades.

The glaciers have been an important part of the park´s fragile

ecosystem, providing homes to numerous animal and plant species.

 

 

KO TAPU, THAILAND

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Translated as the Nail Island, Ko Tapu is a 20 metre (66 feet) tall sea

stack towering over the Phang Nga Bay, Thailand. This magnificent

rock formation became popular in 1974 when it was featured in the

James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun. Since then, it has

been visited by masses of tourists and it’s feared that the stack will

collapse soon due to its extremely shaky ground.

 

 

MAGDALEN ISLANDS, CANADA

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Located in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, the Magdalen Islands are a

small archipelago and a popular tourist destination, known for white

sand beaches and spectacular sandstone cliffs. But the coast has

been constantly vanishing. Exposed to harsh weather and strong winds,

the cliffs currently erode by a speed of up to 1 metre (40 inches) per year.

 

 

DEAD SEA, JORDAN/ISRAEL/PALESTINE

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Found in the Middle East, the Dead Sea holds several impressive

primacies. It is Earth’s lowest-elevation spot on land, one of the

world’s first health resorts, the world´s deepest hypersaline lake and

one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water. But to enjoy a bath in it,

you shouldn’t postpone the trip. Since 1930, the Dead Sea has shrunk

by half, currently recessing by a rate of 1 metre (3 feet) every year.

 

 

BELIZE BARRIER REEF, BELIZE

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A part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System, the world´s second

largest coral reef system, the Belize Barrier Reef is the country´s

top tourist destination, popular for scuba diving and snorkelling.

Home to numerous species including whale sharks, manatees and

sturgeons, the area has suffered from severe coral bleaching, oceanic

pollution, and uncontrolled fishing. It is estimated that about

half of the corals have already been lost.

 

 

MOUNT KILIMANJARO, TANZANIA

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Naturally, it is not the entire Mountain Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain

in Africa that is about to vanish soon but its iconic feature – the

picturesque snow cap. Scientific studies have shown that about

85% of the snow has already disappeared and it is estimated that the

rest of the ice cap will be gone within just a few decades.

 


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