There are many beautiful and unique natural places on our planet, but due to global warming, climate change and human neglect, these places are at risk of disappearing in the next fifty years. A host of natural wonders around the world are under great threat, from glaciers in Patagonia to the Congo Basin. Below we mention some places that should be visited before her disappearance:
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1- Great Barrier Reef, Australia
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral barrier in the world and covers an area of 350,000 square kilometers. Its coral structure has started to erode regularly for years, due to water pollution and high ocean temperatures due to global warming, poaching and other factors. It is estimated that coral reefs can change irreparably in the next 20 years if firm, radical measures are not taken.
2- Pyramids, Egypt
3- Maldives
Maldives is located in the Pacific Ocean and is known for its aesthetic beaches, where it receives millions of tourists every year. Because it was the lowest landing country on earth, it began to drown slowly due to climate change. Scientists also expect the Maldives to disappear completely in the coming years if the sea levels continue to rise, which forced the Maldives government to buy lands in other countries for citizens who face this danger.
4- The Great Wall of China, China
The Great Wall of China is the largest human-built structure in the world, with a history dating back more than 2000 years. But the nature of the lands adjacent to the fence led to the collapse of about two-thirds of the wall recently, and this may collapse in the coming years due to soil erosion and erosion.
5- Venice, Italy
Venice is one of the most romantic cities in the world thanks to its charming canals, gondolas and hundreds of beautiful bridges. The city began to sink centuries ago, but the process has accelerated dramatically. And with the increasing floods that hit the city every year, the city of Venice will become uninhabitable by the end of this century.
6- Machu Picchu, Peru
The city of Machu Picchu is considered one of the most important ruins of the ancient Inca Empire and was built by the peoples of the American Indians in South America, visited by millions of tourists annually, exceeding the standard set by UNESCO and Peru (3500 visitors per day). Many believe that natural landslides and erosion could cause the demise of this empire, unless more props are put in place.
7- The Alps, Europe
The Alps are one of the most important ski areas in the world and are located at a lower altitude than other mountain ranges, which made them more vulnerable to climate change. Annually, about 3% of the Alps ice melts and scientists believe that the ice will completely disappear in 2050.
8- Dead Sea, Middle East
The Dead Sea is located on the border line between Jordan and Palestine, where it is known to be the lowest area on earth. The Dead Sea is also characterized by its strong salinity, but its volume has shrunk by a third, in the past forty years. And if neighboring countries continue to use the waters of the Jordan River (the only place that feeds the waters of the Dead Sea), it may disappear entirely during the next fifty years.
9- Amazon Forest, Latin America
The Amazon jungle is one of the largest rainforests in the world and includes one of the most diverse tree groups in the world. However, more than half of them are threatened with extinction due to logging in order to cultivate land and raise livestock, not to mention drug cultivation. More than 600,000 square kilometers of these forests have been destroyed in the past 30 years. And if the situation continues as it is, 75% of the 15,000 species of Amazon trees will become extinct in the coming years.
10- Madagascar, Africa
Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world and a charming and unique ecosystem. Unfortunately, however, it is subjected daily to brutal treatment by humans through the cutting down of large forests in it, which is its main source of life and the house of rare animals that live in it, such as distinctive tigers exposed to the risk of extinction if logging continues in the forest in this way.
