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10 places you must visit before they disappear (photos)

Climate change and other factors put unique locations around the globe at risk

Newsroom April 24 06:38

Earth is home to incredibly beautiful natural sites. But because of climate change and human carelessness, some of them are in danger of disappearing in the next 100 years — or even sooner.
From Patagonia’s glaciers to Africa’s Congo Basin, these threatened natural wonders span the globe.

The Seychelles

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Because of beach erosion the islands are in danger of completely disappearing in the next 50 to 100 years.
Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

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Between the years of 1912 and 2007, Kilimanjaro’s ice sheet shrank by a whopping 85%.
The Mirador Basin and Tikal National Park, Guatemala

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Illegal looting and forest burning could destroy this piece of Mayan civilisation
The Sundarbans, India and Bangladesh

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Deforestation, pollution, and a strong dependence on fossil fuels have caused sea levels to rise, leading to the erosion of precious coastline
Patagonia’s glaciers, Argentina

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Less rainfall and higher temperatures put the glaciers at risk
Zahara de la Sierra, Spain

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Temperature rise and fall of rainfalls endangers wildlife and greenery
The Outer Banks, North Carolina

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The shores of North Carolina are eroding
Madagascar’s forests

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Predicted to disappear due to fires and mass deforestation
Glacier National Park, Montana

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Glaciers decreased to fewer than 25 from 150

Venice, Italy

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