Great Barrier Reef
Australia
Destruction ongoing
The Blue Hole
Castalia, Ohio, USA
Closed 1990
Chacaltaya Glacier
El Alto, Bolivia Melted 2009 The Chacaltaya Glacier melted away in 2009, six years earlier than scientists had anticipated, due to the increased pace of climate change. It was once the world’s highest ski resort. It was part of the Tuni Condioriri mountain glacier system which provides water for the people of El Alto and […]
Croton Distributing Reservoir
New York, New York, USA
Demolished 1899
Derwent
Derwent, Derbyshire, England, UK
Flooded 1944
Icebergs
The Ocean
Melting
Lido
Margate, Kent, England, UK
Closed 1978
Maltepe Süreyya Beach
Instanbul, Turkey Filled-in 1980s This was a beloved beach outside of Istanbul. The city approved plans to fill in the beach in 1976 and since the 1980s the little pavilion has been flanked by streets and traffic. This painting is based on an uncredited photograph. This was a meeting point for young people’s summer joy […]
Old Waterloo Bridge
London, England, UK
Demolished 1934
Titanic
North Atlantic
Sank 1912
Venice of America
Los Angeles, California, USA
Filled in 1929