Warming may sink 136 of 700 heritage sites
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LONDON: Climate change is threatening the world’s cultural heritage with scientists estimating that 136 of 700 listed cultural monuments by Unesco will soon be under water.
A new study by Ben Marzeion from the University of Innsbruck and Anders Levermann from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research said that from the Statue of Liberty in New York to the Tower of London and the Sydney Opera House — sea-level rise will not only affect settlement areas but also numerous world ..
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