Disappearing Destinations: 37 Places in Peril and What Can Be Done to Help Save Them

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A close-up look at some of the world's most endangered locales examines the environmental factors that are threatening to destroy them forever, from the thousands of visitors causing erosion at Machu Picchu, to the global warming that is causing the disappearance of glaciers from Glacier National Park or the logging that is destroying the rainforests of the Congo Basin.

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