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to protect our planet
We just do not do enough to protect our planet. The temperatures are rising; the sea levels rise as well, and now there are many places that could simply disappear. The list is very long; we choose just few of them to show you.
1.Maldives: The continuous rising of the ocean level turn the alarm on for the beautiful islands. With the current ocean-rising dynamics, Maldives could disappear before 2050.
2. Bangkok, Thailand : The location also makes the city exposed to floods, especially in the monsoon season. All these factors could send Bangkok underwater before the end of this century.
3. Mississippi River Delta, United States
The great American river runs into the Gulf of Mexico. The rising of the sea level could destroy this landscape.
4. Komodo Island, Indonesia
The home of the world’s most famous reptile could end under the water surface in few decades if the Global Warming continues to progress. The sea surrounding the island is growing and could cause extinction of the Komodo dragon.
5. Great Barrier Reef, Australia
The delicate ecosystem of one of the world’s most beautiful sites is under threat since the temperatures has begun growing. There is a large variety of fish and other marine species which depend on the coral for survival
6. Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo is one of the world’s largest metropolises, but the climate change effects tell different story. It suffers from the phenomenon called “heat islands,” which means that factory emission and the artificial heat from cars cause local greenhouse effect. As the temperatures continue to rise, Tokyo will have bigger and bigger problems with the heat.
7. Venice, Italy
Actually, the city is slowly sinking anyway, about nine inches per 100 years, but the recent climate conditions could make things worse.
8. River Thames, London
The River Thames has been pride of London for centuries, but today it turns to be one of the greatest threats for the city.
9. Amsterdam
Amsterdam is 7 meters under the

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