Vacation Here Before Climate Change Sets In

Global warming and environmental irresponsibility are taking a visible toll on natural resources all over the world. Major tourist destinations are not immune.

If you're still undecided about where to travel on this year's summer vacation (presuming gas prices and airfares don't dissuade you from traveling at all), consider some of the following destinations, while you still can. They might look radically different in just a few years' time if we continue on our current courses, and might not be tourist destinations at all.

Snorkel a coral reef
It doesn't matter which one. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates that the world's coral could be extinct within 50 years due to warming ocean temperatures, pollution and ultraviolet radiation among other factors.

But some reefs are in even more acute danger. ...