More than 100 years ago, there were 150 glaciers scattered throughout Glacier National Park. In 2005, only 27 and is expected they will disappear in 2030, or even before that.
Many of the plant and animal species that require cold water, which means the ecosystem of the park can change dramatically when the glaciers disappear.
2. Venesia, Italy
Venice has experienced severe flooding in November 2009, when the water level reached 131 cm. Venice has long been sinking, but rising sea levels have made the situation more dire.
The frequency of flooding is increasing every year, leaving many question how much longer can stay in Venice on the water.
3. Great Barrier Reef
Great barrier reef can be seen from space, but start gradually disappear as climate change. Increasing the temperature of the oceans, water pollution, acidification of the sea and storms continued to damage the coral and has caused mass coral bleaching.
4. Sahara Africa
Saharan Africa grew wide with expansion of 0.5 kilometers per month. This has become the largest desert in the world, and still could expand again all of North Africa, the African continent changing environment.
5. Maladewa
Maldives is the lowest country in the world, with an average height of only 1.5 meters (4 feet, 11 inches) above sea level. If sea levels rise too much, the country could get an unwanted title, "The first nation to be swallowed by the sea due to global warming."
6. Patagonia
An untouched beauty, Patagonia, South America could be dramatically altered by climate change.
Many glacier wall that fell because of rising temperatures and declining rainfall. Although this land will not disappear entirely, but the scenery there will be very different if global warming continues.
7. Bangladesh
Located in the Ganges-Brahmaputra lowlands delta, Bangladesh is at the center of a perfect storm in the climactic conditions. About 50 percent of the total area would be flooded if the sea level rise of 1 meter.
Natural disasters, like floods, tropical cyclones, tornadoes and tidal going on here almost every year so that leaves the tragic destruction.
8. Alaska tundra
Global warming is heating the Arctic is two times faster than all regions in the world, which means the beautiful northern Alaska tundra may disappear completely if the temperature continues to rise.
If the Alaskan tundra melts, not only drastically change the ecosystem, but also release additional carbon and ironically could accelerate global warming.
9. South Australia
Just like the Sahara in Africa, desertification threatens South Australia. In all areas, fresh water supply dries quickly.
Meanwhile, dry plains increases the incidence of forest fires, threaten agriculture, wildlife and hundreds of homes in Australia.
10. Alpen
European Alps at an altitude lower than the Rocky Mountains, and its glaciers and ski resorts are more vulnerable to the impacts of global warming. Famous glaciers is expected to disappear in 2050.
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