11. The Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda
This renowned range of mountains, located between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, has also been affected by climate change. In 2020, Klaus Thymann’s expedition determined that both Mount Speke and Mount Baker no longer have glaciers. Only three of Africa’s five glaciated peaks remain. Mount Stanley’s glacier is now the only remaining glacier in the Rwenzori Mountains and researchers report it could be gone by 2025.
12. Wedding Cake Rock, Australia
Every cloud has a silver lining! TikTok “influencers” aren’t going to be able to shoot themselves doing handstands on the edge of Wedding Cake Rock anymore. This natural wonder is about an hour out of the village of Bundeena in New South Wales. The unusual rock, distinctly pale due to iron leaching, was fenced off in order to keep curiosity seekers away from the cliff edges. The rock’s sandstone layers are now considered “dangerously soft” and could collapse.
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