신비롭고 아름다운 자연 20

신비롭고 아름다운 자연 20

Pantanal - the largest marshy area on the planet, which stretches over 180 thousand square kilometers

in western Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.

The Yellow River is the third largest river in Asia. Translated from Chinese, "Yellow River" means "Yellow River".

The sedimentary rock of loess gives a yellowish tint to the waters of the river.

The Copper Canyon is a system of canyons in the Western Sierra Madre mountain range in Mexico, which includes Urique

 - the deepest canyon in North America. Its depth reaches 1870 meters.

Drakensberg Mountains in southern Africa. The plot of the Drakensberg Mountains in this picture resembles an amphitheater. 

Sharp peaks on the right are called dragon's teeth.

Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Falls, Canada.

Angel Falls in Venezuela is the highest in the world with a height of continuous free fall of 807 meters.

Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park on the island of Java in Indonesia. 

The park is located in the caldera of the ancient Tenger volcano, which erupted more than 45 thousand years ago.

The Yukon River in Canada is the third longest in North America after the Mississippi and Missouri, but despite this,

only four bridges were built across it.

The Aletsch glacier, located on the southern slope of the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, is the longest in Europe.

 Its total length is about 24 kilometers, and the area is about 80 square kilometers.

Namib Naukluft National Park in Namibia.

 Winds blowing from the Atlantic Ocean form the highest dunes in the world in the Namib Desert. 

Their height reaches 300 meters.

Belize Barrier Reef. 

The Belize Barrier Reef was already badly damaged in 1998, losing up to 50% of corals in many places. 

His corals, as before, are discolored, both because of global warming and because of human activity.

Congolese depression. 

The Congolese Basin is the second largest jungle area after the Amazon. 

By 2040, up to two thirds of the unique flora and fauna, according to the UN, will be lost if effective measures are not taken

to protect them. 

The forests are being cut down mercilessly with the aim of setting up pastures, mines, as well as during the guerrilla war

in this region of Africa.

 Reducing the forest surface area leads to a reduction in carbon dioxide absorption, and hence rain, which contributes to climate change.

The Dead Sea. 

Over the past four decades, its area has decreased by a third, and it has shallowed by 24 meters. 

Former beaches are now one and a half kilometers further from the coastline. 

The water in the Dead Sea comes only from the Jordan River, but the countries around it take more water from the river. 

As a result, after 50 years, the Dead Sea will not be at all. Moreover, the manufacturers of cosmetics

and potassium carbonate constantly deplete the mineral deposits of the seabed.

Everglades National Park (Florida, USA). 

The swamps, which occupy the main part of its territory, are exposed to pollution from surrounding farms,

as well as the invasion of living creatures from outside the park. 

Plus, 60% of local water is pumped out for delivery to nearby cities and farms. 

As a result, the area of ​​the park - the only place where the Florida Panther lives - has already halved since 1900. 

For 40 years, the Florida Panther, as well as 20 other species of animals, may disappear completely.

Madagascar.

 If you do not save the forests of this island African state, in 35 years they will be completely cut down and burned out,

and their inhabitants will become extinct. 

The reserves occupy only 5% of the island, not allowing animals to move safely throughout Madagascar.

 Some of the rare animal species on the island have not even been studied and registered, and may have

become extinct before they can be explored.

Maldives. 

If global warming continues, these islands, rising only two meters above sea level, will be flooded. 

In 2008, the President of the State has already announced the acquisition of land in other countries, particularly in India, f

or the resettlement of citizens who were forced to leave their homes flooded by the ocean. 

In 2009, in order to highlight the looming danger, he held a government meeting underwater.

North and South Poles. 

Global warming threatens the extinction of 80% of the emperor penguins of Antarctica.

 In the Arctic, the destruction threatens polar bears, because along with the melting of polar ice, entire ecosystems,

including food chains, are dying. New ice massifs will cease to form in Antarctica within 20-40 years.

Tiger population 

More than half of the world's tigers live in India. 

There are about 3-4 thousand of them in the world in the wild, whereas in 1900 there were 100 thousand in India alone. 

Fully tigers can die out after 12 years. For the needs of Chinese traditional medicine, an average of one tiger is killed per day. 

Reserves for tigers exist, but they do not provide reliable migration routes for females, which are necessary for

full reproduction of the population.

The jungle of Tahuaman (Peru).

 In the Peruvian province of Madre de Dios are almost the last in the world reserves of mahogany.

 And it grows in the jungle of Tahuaman. But due to illegal logging, they are being reduced.

 About 80% of mahogany is bought by the USA. After all, from each tree can make furniture for a million dollars.

 Loggers build roads, which allow farmers and hunters to get into the jungle, and this,

in turn, worries indigenous people and destroys the ecosystem.

Yangtze River basin. 

Many observers, including Chinese officials, have already recognized that most of the flora and fauna species

that inhabit this natural region are in danger of being destroyed. T

his is due to deforestation, dam construction and the formation of reservoirs. 

There is also the danger of an earthquake. Tourist flows can have a double impact on the corners of nature: on the one hand,

they obviously worsen the ecological condition of the unique places of the Earth, only accelerating their death. 

On the other hand, local authorities can spend tourism revenues on measures to preserve the wonders of nature.