Published 23:12 IST, November 29th 2019
Famous travel destinations that have been the most affected by Climate Change
Famous Travel Destinations: Climate Change is rapidly becoming a huge issue in the world and is hugely affecting travel destinations. Here are a few of them
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With climate changing so fast, it is becoming an eminent issue in world. re are ice caps melting as you are reing this article. With many wildfires and melting of ice caps, risk of global warming has put many of world’s prime tourist destinations on verge of collapse and destruction. Some tourist destinations are also on brink of vanishing or submerging completely under-water. Here are a few famous travel destinations in world that have been most affected by climate crisis today.
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Stretched across more than 1400 miles, Great Barrier Reef is largest coral reef system in world. rising temperatures in ocean have caused coral bleaching in vast proportions. This is a condition where corals turn white and are prone to mass die-off. A recent study states that as of 2017, more than 50% of corals have alrey died.
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Venice, Italy
riatic Sea coursing through canals of Venice has its own anachronistic charm. With a place with so much water, citizens have witnessed water level rise in recent years and have recently faced one of worst floods ever in history of its entire existence. Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn created a massive sculpture of hands reaching out of Grand Canal in an effort to draw attention to sinking city.
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Glacier National Park, Montana
Stretched across million acres in Montana on US-Cana Border, this place attracts more than 3 million visitors every year. But with temperatures rising, ecosystem is rapidly losing one of its main attractions, glaciers. According to research from in 2017, some of glaciers have seen reductions up to 85%. sinking shows signs of slowing down eir.
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15:23 IST, November 29th 2019