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5 Lieux Disparaissants à Visiter Maintenant

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Discover some of the world’s most beautiful places that face environmental pressures. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is facing destruction due to rising temperatures and pollution. Venice, famous for its romantic canals, faces both land subsidence and rising sea levels. The Dead Sea, with its rich history and mineral-rich waters, is shrinking partly because neighboring countries withdraw water from the Jordan River, its main inflow. Don’t miss the opportunity to visit these endangered places!

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le récif corallien / lə ʁe.sif kɔ.ʁa.ljɛ̃ /noun

coral reef

La Grande Barrière de Corail est le plus grand récif corallien du monde.

The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world.

barrière de corailatoll

puisent / pɥiz /verb

draw

les pays voisins puisent de l'eau dans le Jourdain

neighboring countries draw water from the Jordan

drainextractwithdraw

cependant / səpɑ̃dɑ̃ /adverb

However

Cependant, avec le nombre d'inondations augmentant chaque année, elle s'enfonce lentement.

However, with the number of floods increasing each year, it is slowly sinking.

terres / tɛʁ /noun

land

Le gouvernement des Maldives a acheté des terres.

The government of the Maldives bought land.

terrainsol

le cours / lə kuʁ /noun

course

au cours des 40 dernières années

over the course of the last 40 years

lieux / ljø /noun

Places

5 Lieux Disparaissants à Visiter Maintenant.

5 Disappearing Places to Visit Now.

malheureusement / malœʁøzmɑ̃ /adverb

Unfortunately

Malheureusement, le lac a rétréci.

Unfortunately, the lake has shrunk.

le niveau / lə ni.vo /noun

level

à seulement environ cinq pieds au-dessus du niveau de la mer

only about five feet above sea level

le tiers / lə tɛʁ /noun

third

le lac a rétréci d'un tiers.

the lake has shrunk by a third.

fond / fɔ̃ /verb

melts

Chaque année, environ 3% de la glace glaciaire des Alpes fond.

Each year, approximately 3% of the glacial ice in the Alps melts.

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