19. Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Mountaineers are already no longer able to scale this popular peak because its ice cap has melted due to warming temperatures. Will Gadd, a renowned ice climber, canceled his attempt to climb it in 2020 because of its extensively shrinking glaciers. He opted to film a documentary about the cause of “the big melt” titled “The Last Ascent.” Kilimanjaro’s UNESCO World Heritage status remains “Good With Some Concerns,” but officials expect that within the next 20 years, the glaciers will all be gone.
20. The Amazon Rainforest, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela
Roughly 3,800 square miles of this rainforest, the largest on the planet, was destroyed by a fire in 2019. More damage was done by fires in 2020. Scientists presently estimate that it will all but disappear in another 50 years because of the world’s demands for soybeans, timber, and beef. Sadly, it is now actually giving off more carbon dioxide than it can absorb.
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