5 tourist spots that may soon disappear

1. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. The legendary ice cover on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro is constantly shrinking. Over the past hundred years, the area of ​​the glacier has decreased by more than 85 percent, and recently this process has greatly accelerated. A 12,000-year-old glacier that "survived" a 300-year drought could be gone in 20 years. (Photo: Fernando Pallares).

2. Dead Sea. The lake, which is located in the deepest depression in the world, sinks lower and lower every year, at a rate of about one meter per year. The reason for this process is the weak inflow of water from the Jordan River, and the main culprits are Israel, Jordan and Syria, which use the water for agriculture and industry. Over the past few decades, the area of the Dead Sea has decreased by 1/3. But for now, hotels on the Dead Sea welcome tourists from all over the world. (Photo: shutterstock).

3. Tuvalu. The government of this tiny Pacific island nation of 10,000 has asked Australia for help with a possible evacuation of the entire country. Tuvaluans may become the first people in history to leave their lands due to global warming. During tropical storms, the island is flooded with high waves, as a result of which the already scarce sources of fresh water disappear. According to UN studies, Tuvalu will disappear under water by 2050. (Photo: Flickr.com/photos/mrlins).

4. Venice. 4 or 5 times a year, water floods St. Mark's Square, and over time this phenomenon will only intensify. Recent studies have shown that Venice is sinking at a rate of 2 millimeters per year. This is due to the rise in the level of the Adriatic Sea and the gradual subsidence under the own weight of buildings. (Photo: shutterstock).

5. Maldives. Rising sea levels are a serious threat to the Maldives, which rise only slightly above sea level, at its highest point - only two and a half meters. (Photo: Totophotos).

In 2004, due to the fatal tsunami, the epicenter of which was located at a distance of 3 thousand kilometers from the Maldives, a third of the population suffered: many coral atolls were completely flooded. Now the most important thing for the islanders is to stop the process of destruction of coral reefs, which are natural breakwaters. Without them, the Maldives is at the mercy of the ocean.