Economic Times - India
NEW DELHI: As global warming gains alarming proportions and rising temperatures trigger severe climatic changes across the world, we bring you the five most endangered places on the planet - a heritage that will be lost to our future generations. THE MALDIVES: The tiny island nation of the Maldives is sinking into the sea. By the end of this century it will go completely down along with its 1200 islands. The sea level is rising at an alarming rate of 3½ inches a year and the Maldives, comprising the lowest islands on Earth more