Facing the heat

Climate change is now affecting the world’s monuments. Not surprising, when you consider that most ancient monuments were built at a time when global warming was unheard of and their construction did not take into account factors like dramatic weather patterns. A recent watch list compiled by the World Monument Fund listed 5 Indian sites as being endangered, because of global warming, political conflict, commercial exploitation and unchecked development. I spoke with a few conservationists to find out what has been the extent of the damage and what can be done now. The following story resulted.

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