Current Event #7 "100 Places To Remember"

http://www.newsweek.com/feature/2010/100-places-to-remember.html
According to this newsweek article, not only animals or plants are endangered, locations on the planet are. Beautiful places and vital places are being destroyed or may be destroyed due to human intervention or climatic changes. On this page you can clock on a part of the world and find out what places are endangered, and there are a lot.

If you click on the Americas, there are many places, an example :
Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.A.
The fourth largest of the Hawaiian Islands, Kauai is one of the wettest spots on earth. Large parts of the mountainous island are swathed in cloud. These lush and mossy forests are home to the colorful Hawaiian honeycreeper, an endangered bird species. Even small shifts in rainfall patterns could cause major local changes, putting the islands’ distinct ecosystem under severe stress.

-- the article also shows great pictures. It is important to be aware of environments in trouble.