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10 Places to See Before They’re Gone

10 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE THEY'RE GONE! 1 2 3 4 7 8 9. 10 1.GALAPAGOS ISLANDS NH Tourism is increasing at 12% per year. Hotels, restaurants, and more motor vehicles are taking away from the natural beauty of the once isolated islands. Workers smuggling animals to the islands that compete with the local wildlife for food, and cruise ships that bring rats to the island are also contributing to the declination of the natural wonders of the Galapagos. WH Over 34 Nearly 9,000 species call the islands and their surrounding waters home THREAT Ecosystem is being destroyed In 2008 :200,000 visitors Tourism increasing at EXPECTED TIME REMAINING i of the ! reptiles. and land I birds are endemic 12% UNKNOWN In 2011: 272,000 visitors per year 6 7 -600 miles (966km)- off the west coast of Ecuador 40 19 islets small volcanic islands Over 40 CAUSE mass tourism * species of fish Smuggled in goats and pigs compete with native species for food, rats come ashore with cruise ships, motor traffic =10,000 2.THE MALDIVES WH Maldives is the world's lowest nation- since 80% of its 1,200 islands are no more than 1m above sea level, within 100 years the Maldives could become uninhabitable. It is so serious that in 2008, the President announced the government would start buying land in other countries, including India, for future homes for citizens displaced by rising waters. WH Smallest Asian country in population and land area THREAT Sinking EXPECTED TIME REMAINING 90% of the coral reefs lost to coral bleaching 80% of land (960 islands) less than LESS THAN 100ΥEARS, 1,200 ISLANDS 3.3 feet above sea level(1m) CAUSE WORLD'S LOWEST NATION rising sea level, coral bleaching 3.GREAT BARRIER REEF Rising ocean temperatures, water pollution, ocean acidification and cyclones continually destroy the reef and have caused mass coral bleaching. It is estimated that 60% of the world's coral reefs will be lost by 2030. 8,000 years of natural creation could disappear within our lifetimes. WH WH World's largest coral reef THREAT Coral bleaching EXPECTED TIME REMAINING Covers an area of 347,800 sq km (134,286 sq mi), which is more than the size of Contains over C ONLY living thing on EARTH VISIBLE from space LESS THAN 100YEARS 3000 HOLLAND individual reef SWITZERLAND systems and coral cays THE UNITED KINGDOM The Australian 350 Greenhouse Office report predicts that species of coral by 2070 temperatures could increase as much as 6.0°C CAUSE climate change, water pollution, ocean acidification (42.8°F) Formed in 8,000 YEARS 4.VENICE Venice has long been sinking, but rising sea levels have made the situation more dramatic. The frequency of floods increases each year, leaving many to wonder how much longer Venice can stay above water. Tourism is also a contributing factor. In 2007, 21 million tourists visited Venice (almost 40 times the size of its population) WH WHY THREAT FLOODS Sinking ST. MARK'S SQUARE FLOOD YEARLY OCCURRENCE 1900-1980 2000 EXPECTED TIME REMAINING are getting móre LESS THAN 70YEARS <10 TIMES 40 TIMES >60 TIMES 147 cm (58 in) severe 11/16/2002 SUNK BY 9 INCHES JNJAST 100YEARS 144 cm cm cm (56 in) Natural subsidence of the Venice lagoon 1-1.5 Sea level 11/06/2000 rising by 4-6 mm year mm year -0- CAUSE : rising sea level 5.THE DEAD SEA In the last four decades, the salty lake has shrunk by a third and sunk 80 feet, stranding formerly seaside resorts and restaurants nearly a mile from shore. The Jordan River is the lake's sole source and, as surrounding countries increasingly tap its waters, little reaches the Dead Sea, which could disappear within 50 years. WH WH THREAT World's saltiest Shrinking body of water Water level drops 4 ft. per year EXPECTED TIME REMAINING LAST 40 YEARS SHRUNK BY 1/3 LESS THAN 50ΥΕARS A density of 1.24 kg/L 13 inches per year makes swimming similar to floating LOWEST PLACE ON EARTH 1,388 FEET BELOW SEA LEVEL x10 33.7% SalinityX TIMES MORE SALTY THAN THE OCEAN CAUSE receiving less wuter from the Jordan River 6.THE ALPS The European Alps sit at a lower altitude than the Rocky Mountains and their glaciers and ski resorts are more susceptible to the effects of global warming. Temperatures have increased twice as much as the global average temperature since the 19th century. The famed glaciers could disappear by 2050. WHI WH Since 1880's THREAT temperatures have increased Ice loss 个 會 會 1 EXPECTED TIME REMAINING 20 percent of their size Alpine glaciers 40ΥEAR , Every 10 years faster than global average temperature temperature will increase by CAUSE global warming 7.MADAGASCAR If nothing is done to save the world's fourth largest island, its forests will be gone in 35 years and their unique inhabitants, like lemurs for which Madagascar is renowned, along with them. Forest ecosystems are being destroyed WH by logging, burning for subsistence farms, and poaching. largest island 4thin the world THREAT Forest being destroyed EXPECTED TIME REMAINING More than Game reserves of Madagascar's flora and fauna are found nowhere else PERCENT | on EARTH. 80 Occupy only of 5% island LESS THAN 35YEARS HOME OF 20 SPECIES OF LEMURS 20,000 of the original 120,000 square miles of forest are left CAUSE fogping, burning for subsistence tarms and poaching 8.THE CONGO BASIN According to the UN, up to two-thirds of the forest and its unique plants and wildlife could be lost by 2040 unless more effective measures are taken to protect it. 10 million acres of forest are degraded each year due to mining, illegal logging, farming, ranching and guerilla warfare. WH WH World's 2nd largest rainforest after the Amazon's: more than 1.3 million sq. mi THREAT Tropical forest being destroyed EXPECTED TIME REMAINING LESS THAN 25YEARS BASIN EXTENDS ACROSS SEVEN NATIONS TROPICAL RAINFORESTS 10 million acres of forest degraded each year SEVEN NATIONS PRODUCE 40% OF THE WORLD OXYGEN 23 2040 Burundi, Rwanda Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo OF THE FOREST WILL BE LOST BY 2040 CAUSE : mining, illegal logging, farming, ranching and guerilla warfare 9.GLACIER NATIONAL PARK 100 years ago, there were as many as 150 glaciers strewn throughout Glacler National Park. By 2005, only 27 remained and they are expected to disappear by 2030, if not earlier. In the absence of cold water the ecosystem of WH WHE the park may change dramatically when the glaciers are gone. THREAT Ice loss EXPECTED TIME REMAINING 1900's Over 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km2) 260 species of birds LESS THAN 20ΥEARS, 200 waterfalls 1,132 plant species have been identified Of 712 lakes only over 131 2005 27 glaciers have been named 62 species of mammals CAUSE global warming 10.TAJ MAHAL WH Between the crowds and the air pollution that's eating away its white stone facade, tourism officials are considering closing this 17th-century landmark to the public, leaving its fabulous domed symmetry visible only from afar. WH is 35 20,000 laborers THREAT closing to public EXPECTED TIME REMAINING OVER 1,000 elephants were used to transport building materials 5 YEARS 3-4 MILLION tourists every year Started in 1632 21 YEARS TO COMPLETE... Including more than 200,000 CAUSE air pollution and mass tourism from overseas = 100,000 Sources http://www.Triplnsurance.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_National_Park_%28U.S.%29 http://www.livescience.com/6619-alps-dangerous-warming-world.html http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/08/venice/newman-text/2 http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/galapagos/species.html http://neovox.journalismaustralia.com/should_we_say_goodbye_rua.php http://www.frommers.com/micro/2008/11-places-to-see-before-they-disappear/ http://www.ccru.geog.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/venice2003/background.html http://www.9to5travel.com/destinations/top-5places-to-visit-before-they-disappear/ http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/2010/100-places-to-remember.html http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/eco-tourism/photos/10-places-to-visit-before-they-vanish/bright-spots http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42723289/ns/travel-destination_travel/t/natural-wonders-see-they-disappear/%23.T5X-XI6BAF0 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43380378/ns/world_news-world_environment/t/dead-sea-shrinking-one-end-flooding-other/ 377 M(1,237 FT)DEEP have lost since the 1980's 0.72°F 70,000 60,000 50.000 40.000 30.00 20,000 10.00 150 glaciers ers (115 ft) high marble dom Main 10 PLACES TO SEE BEFORE THEY'RE GONE! 1 2 3 4 7 8 9. 10 1.GALAPAGOS ISLANDS NH Tourism is increasing at 12% per year. Hotels, restaurants, and more motor vehicles are taking away from the natural beauty of the once isolated islands. Workers smuggling animals to the islands that compete with the local wildlife for food, and cruise ships that bring rats to the island are also contributing to the declination of the natural wonders of the Galapagos. WH Over 34 Nearly 9,000 species call the islands and their surrounding waters home THREAT Ecosystem is being destroyed In 2008 :200,000 visitors Tourism increasing at EXPECTED TIME REMAINING i of the ! reptiles. and land I birds are endemic 12% UNKNOWN In 2011: 272,000 visitors per year 6 7 -600 miles (966km)- off the west coast of Ecuador 40 19 islets small volcanic islands Over 40 CAUSE mass tourism * species of fish Smuggled in goats and pigs compete with native species for food, rats come ashore with cruise ships, motor traffic =10,000 2.THE MALDIVES WH Maldives is the world's lowest nation- since 80% of its 1,200 islands are no more than 1m above sea level, within 100 years the Maldives could become uninhabitable. It is so serious that in 2008, the President announced the government would start buying land in other countries, including India, for future homes for citizens displaced by rising waters. WH Smallest Asian country in population and land area THREAT Sinking EXPECTED TIME REMAINING 90% of the coral reefs lost to coral bleaching 80% of land (960 islands) less than LESS THAN 100ΥEARS, 1,200 ISLANDS 3.3 feet above sea level(1m) CAUSE WORLD'S LOWEST NATION rising sea level, coral bleaching 3.GREAT BARRIER REEF Rising ocean temperatures, water pollution, ocean acidification and cyclones continually destroy the reef and have caused mass coral bleaching. It is estimated that 60% of the world's coral reefs will be lost by 2030. 8,000 years of natural creation could disappear within our lifetimes. WH WH World's largest coral reef THREAT Coral bleaching EXPECTED TIME REMAINING Covers an area of 347,800 sq km (134,286 sq mi), which is more than the size of Contains over C ONLY living thing on EARTH VISIBLE from space LESS THAN 100YEARS 3000 HOLLAND individual reef SWITZERLAND systems and coral cays THE UNITED KINGDOM The Australian 350 Greenhouse Office report predicts that species of coral by 2070 temperatures could increase as much as 6.0°C CAUSE climate change, water pollution, ocean acidification (42.8°F) Formed in 8,000 YEARS 4.VENICE Venice has long been sinking, but rising sea levels have made the situation more dramatic. The frequency of floods increases each year, leaving many to wonder how much longer Venice can stay above water. Tourism is also a contributing factor. In 2007, 21 million tourists visited Venice (almost 40 times the size of its population) WH WHY THREAT FLOODS Sinking ST. MARK'S SQUARE FLOOD YEARLY OCCURRENCE 1900-1980 2000 EXPECTED TIME REMAINING are getting móre LESS THAN 70YEARS <10 TIMES 40 TIMES >60 TIMES 147 cm (58 in) severe 11/16/2002 SUNK BY 9 INCHES JNJAST 100YEARS 144 cm cm cm (56 in) Natural subsidence of the Venice lagoon 1-1.5 Sea level 11/06/2000 rising by 4-6 mm year mm year -0- CAUSE : rising sea level 5.THE DEAD SEA In the last four decades, the salty lake has shrunk by a third and sunk 80 feet, stranding formerly seaside resorts and restaurants nearly a mile from shore. The Jordan River is the lake's sole source and, as surrounding countries increasingly tap its waters, little reaches the Dead Sea, which could disappear within 50 years. WH WH THREAT World's saltiest Shrinking body of water Water level drops 4 ft. per year EXPECTED TIME REMAINING LAST 40 YEARS SHRUNK BY 1/3 LESS THAN 50ΥΕARS A density of 1.24 kg/L 13 inches per year makes swimming similar to floating LOWEST PLACE ON EARTH 1,388 FEET BELOW SEA LEVEL x10 33.7% SalinityX TIMES MORE SALTY THAN THE OCEAN CAUSE receiving less wuter from the Jordan River 6.THE ALPS The European Alps sit at a lower altitude than the Rocky Mountains and their glaciers and ski resorts are more susceptible to the effects of global warming. Temperatures have increased twice as much as the global average temperature since the 19th century. The famed glaciers could disappear by 2050. WHI WH Since 1880's THREAT temperatures have increased Ice loss 个 會 會 1 EXPECTED TIME REMAINING 20 percent of their size Alpine glaciers 40ΥEAR , Every 10 years faster than global average temperature temperature will increase by CAUSE global warming 7.MADAGASCAR If nothing is done to save the world's fourth largest island, its forests will be gone in 35 years and their unique inhabitants, like lemurs for which Madagascar is renowned, along with them. Forest ecosystems are being destroyed WH by logging, burning for subsistence farms, and poaching. largest island 4thin the world THREAT Forest being destroyed EXPECTED TIME REMAINING More than Game reserves of Madagascar's flora and fauna are found nowhere else PERCENT | on EARTH. 80 Occupy only of 5% island LESS THAN 35YEARS HOME OF 20 SPECIES OF LEMURS 20,000 of the original 120,000 square miles of forest are left CAUSE fogping, burning for subsistence tarms and poaching 8.THE CONGO BASIN According to the UN, up to two-thirds of the forest and its unique plants and wildlife could be lost by 2040 unless more effective measures are taken to protect it. 10 million acres of forest are degraded each year due to mining, illegal logging, farming, ranching and guerilla warfare. WH WH World's 2nd largest rainforest after the Amazon's: more than 1.3 million sq. mi THREAT Tropical forest being destroyed EXPECTED TIME REMAINING LESS THAN 25YEARS BASIN EXTENDS ACROSS SEVEN NATIONS TROPICAL RAINFORESTS 10 million acres of forest degraded each year SEVEN NATIONS PRODUCE 40% OF THE WORLD OXYGEN 23 2040 Burundi, Rwanda Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo OF THE FOREST WILL BE LOST BY 2040 CAUSE : mining, illegal logging, farming, ranching and guerilla warfare 9.GLACIER NATIONAL PARK 100 years ago, there were as many as 150 glaciers strewn throughout Glacler National Park. By 2005, only 27 remained and they are expected to disappear by 2030, if not earlier. In the absence of cold water the ecosystem of WH WHE the park may change dramatically when the glaciers are gone. THREAT Ice loss EXPECTED TIME REMAINING 1900's Over 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km2) 260 species of birds LESS THAN 20ΥEARS, 200 waterfalls 1,132 plant species have been identified Of 712 lakes only over 131 2005 27 glaciers have been named 62 species of mammals CAUSE global warming 10.TAJ MAHAL WH Between the crowds and the air pollution that's eating away its white stone facade, tourism officials are considering closing this 17th-century landmark to the public, leaving its fabulous domed symmetry visible only from afar. WH is 35 20,000 laborers THREAT closing to public EXPECTED TIME REMAINING OVER 1,000 elephants were used to transport building materials 5 YEARS 3-4 MILLION tourists every year Started in 1632 21 YEARS TO COMPLETE... Including more than 200,000 CAUSE air pollution and mass tourism from overseas = 100,000 Sources http://www.Triplnsurance.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glacier_National_Park_%28U.S.%29 http://www.livescience.com/6619-alps-dangerous-warming-world.html http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/08/venice/newman-text/2 http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/wherewework/galapagos/species.html http://neovox.journalismaustralia.com/should_we_say_goodbye_rua.php http://www.frommers.com/micro/2008/11-places-to-see-before-they-disappear/ http://www.ccru.geog.cam.ac.uk/research/projects/venice2003/background.html http://www.9to5travel.com/destinations/top-5places-to-visit-before-they-disappear/ http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/features/2010/100-places-to-remember.html http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/eco-tourism/photos/10-places-to-visit-before-they-vanish/bright-spots http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42723289/ns/travel-destination_travel/t/natural-wonders-see-they-disappear/%23.T5X-XI6BAF0 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43380378/ns/world_news-world_environment/t/dead-sea-shrinking-one-end-flooding-other/ 377 M(1,237 FT)DEEP have lost since the 1980's 0.72°F 70,000 60,000 50.000 40.000 30.00 20,000 10.00 150 glaciers ers (115 ft) high marble dom Main

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Some of the most beautiful places in the world are disappearing shockingly quickly.

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