Now imagine that same beach next summer destroyed. May be eroded as there is hardly any room to spread out a towel. Perhaps a colossal concrete hotel is under construction, where the sand dunes used to be. Maybe it was covered with a layer of oil spilled. Hope your little corner of paradise will remain well preserved. But to many beaches around the world, like those nightmares come true (just ask someone who lives on the Gulf Coast).
We selected six beach destinations around the world in danger of disappearing forever because of forces such as erosion, pollution, sea levels, reckless overdevelopment, and sand extraction. But there are hundreds more. If we do not stop global warming, insisting on sustainable development and protect the beaches in the world against pollution and mismanagement, the idyllic shores that we cherish will be kept only in memory.
The Maldives
With ready postcard beaches, coral reefs without spot, and some of the most luxurious resorts in the world, the Maldives is a destination for many times in a lifetime. Own life but the island nation can itself be cut drastically short: all levels of the sea, but unfortunately this chain of 26 atolls in the Indian Ocean, unless the world acts quickly to slow-warming climate.
With an average altitude of only four feet, the Maldives, may, depending on the model of scientists' being overwhelmed by the end of the century. Other geologists believe that the coastal islands, which are composed mainly of coral, can regenerate faster than the rise in water level, and wave action can build up in the islands. But another ocean temperatures-up symptom of global warming inhibit the growth of corals, and few Maldivians seem ready to sit down and take that risk. President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives has committed to become the first carbon neutral nation in 2020, the construction of a wind farm to meet 40 percent of electricity demand, the installation of 5 million square feet of panels solar, recycling of agricultural waste such as fertilizer and asking visitors to buy carbon credits. Valiant that these efforts may be, they are unlikely to stem the tide (literally), while Nasheed is also looking for a new home in the case of the entire population is forced to move.
If you go: The Marine Lab in Vabbinfaru Banyan Tree resort do serious scientific research on marine ecology, recovery of corals and endangered species. You can visit the lab and join the biologists dives.
We selected six beach destinations around the world in danger of disappearing forever because of forces such as erosion, pollution, sea levels, reckless overdevelopment, and sand extraction. But there are hundreds more. If we do not stop global warming, insisting on sustainable development and protect the beaches in the world against pollution and mismanagement, the idyllic shores that we cherish will be kept only in memory.
The Maldives
With ready postcard beaches, coral reefs without spot, and some of the most luxurious resorts in the world, the Maldives is a destination for many times in a lifetime. Own life but the island nation can itself be cut drastically short: all levels of the sea, but unfortunately this chain of 26 atolls in the Indian Ocean, unless the world acts quickly to slow-warming climate.
With an average altitude of only four feet, the Maldives, may, depending on the model of scientists' being overwhelmed by the end of the century. Other geologists believe that the coastal islands, which are composed mainly of coral, can regenerate faster than the rise in water level, and wave action can build up in the islands. But another ocean temperatures-up symptom of global warming inhibit the growth of corals, and few Maldivians seem ready to sit down and take that risk. President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives has committed to become the first carbon neutral nation in 2020, the construction of a wind farm to meet 40 percent of electricity demand, the installation of 5 million square feet of panels solar, recycling of agricultural waste such as fertilizer and asking visitors to buy carbon credits. Valiant that these efforts may be, they are unlikely to stem the tide (literally), while Nasheed is also looking for a new home in the case of the entire population is forced to move.
If you go: The Marine Lab in Vabbinfaru Banyan Tree resort do serious scientific research on marine ecology, recovery of corals and endangered species. You can visit the lab and join the biologists dives.
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