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Agincourt Reef, located about 30 miles off the coast near the northern reaches of the Great Barrier Reef. Credit - AP Photo/Randy Bergman, File
December 3, 2020
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Climate change is increasingly damaging the U.N.'s most cherished heritage sites, a leading conservation agency warned Wednesday, reporting that Australia's Great Barrier Reef and dozens of other natural wonders are facing severe threats. Climate change that has lead to shrinking glaciers, increasing fires, floods and droughts, and the bleaching of coral reefs are among the troubles facing 83 of the 252 World Heritage Sites...

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