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10 Places to Visit Before They Are Gone - Contrarie
The world is changing daily, some for the better, but some for the worse. Some places you may not be able to see again due to global warming, depletion of natural resources, and other issues involving the ecosystem. Places like Venice in Italy have been suffering flooding problems and have sunk by 9 inches in the last 100 years, the amount of flooding went from less than 10 times a hundred years ago, to more than 60 times within the last decade and a half. The Maldives, is one of the world’s lowest nations, and since 80% of its 1,200 islands are no more than 1 meter above sea level, the islands are having a problem with sinking. Not only that, but the area also lost 90% of the coral reefs in the area due to coral bleaching. The Galapagos Islands is suffering a problem from having too many visitors, so there are hotels, restaurants being built, as well as more motor vehicles taking away from the beauty of the natural islands. See the infograph below to get a list of 10 places you should probably plan to visit (some sooner than later) before you cannot anymore: