From Yellowstone to the Garden of Eden, climate change puts majority of world heritage sites at risk

From Yellowstone to the Garden of Eden, climate change puts majority of world heritage sites at risk

Paris — Almost three quarters of the globe’s cultural and natural heritage sites are threatened by too little or too much water, the UN’s cultural agency said on Tuesday. As a result of rising temperatures, extreme weather events including hurricanes, droughts, floods and heatwaves have become more frequent and intense, scientists warn. Seventy-three percent of … Read more