Being the largest tropical rainforest in the world, The Amazon Rainforest covers an astounding 1.4 billion acres. This rainforest is so huge that almost half of it falls in Brazil but the remaining is spread out over countries like Bolivia, … Read More
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The Sahara Desert – Africa
The Sahara in Africa, which is the largest desert in the world, is growing 0.5 miles per month! Before we know it, it will cover all of Northern Africa, which will change the entire continent. Source
The Dead Sea
A tourist draw for over two millennia, this landlocked salt lake between Israel and Jordan is located at the lowest point on Earth, nearly 1,400 feet below sea level. The Dead Sea’s other unique feature is the remarkably high salinity … Read More
Bordeaux Wine Country
Dreaming of touring one of France’s most beloved wine-growing regions? It might be smart to do it sooner is rather than later. Bordeaux is facing a two-thirds fall in production over the next 40 years due to climate shifts that … Read More
Places To See Before It’s Too Late: Dubrovnik – Croatia
Can Game of Thrones be too much of a good thing? The HBO mega hit has made the ancient Croatian city so popular that it is literally turning tourists away. Dubrovnik is blessed with idyllic weather and a stunning coastline … Read More
The Caribbean
A 2011 report by the United Nations predicted devastating effects of rising sea levels on the Caribbean islands by the end of this century, detailing a grim vision with more than 300 tourist resorts wiped out along with the airports, power plants, … Read More
Ice Field of Patagonia
Just like in Antarctica, the Patagonian ice fields in the Southern Andes range that straddles Argentina and Chile are shrinking at a shockingly fast rate due to global warming—so adventure seekers should visit before they disappear. In a 2015 study, scientists … Read More
Places To See Before They Disappear: Madagascar
When a hunk of land split off from the African continent 160 million years ago, the result was Madagascar—a Texas-size island with distinct ecosystems and an extraordinarily diverse collection of plant life and wildlife. An astounding number of Madagascar’s reptiles … Read More
Places To See Before They Disappear: Vienna – Austria
From rococo palaces and Baroque castles to famed coffeehouses, world-class museums, and labyrinthine-like alleyways, Vienna’s appeal has endured for millennia. But last year, UNESCO added the beautiful historic center of the Austrian capital to the List of World Heritage in Danger due … Read More
Great Wall of China
China’s most famous monument stretches more than 13,000 miles in its entirety, but according to Smithsonian Magazine, less than nine percent of the Great Wall remains in good condition. Much of the Ming Dynasty portion of the wall had disappeared at … Read More