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Destroyed Qing dynasty era bridge with middle section destroyed following floodwaters.
Ming dynasty-era Zhenhai Bridge destroyed by torrential floodwaters during the 2020 China floods, which were significantly exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change.

This is a list of significant natural or man-made landmarks that have been destroyed or damaged as a direct result or byproduct of anthropogenic climate change, such as by increased sea levels, exceptional rainfall or 100-year flooding, wildfires, and other exceptional natural disasters specifically linked to anthropogenic climate change.

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Destroyed

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List of natural and man-made landmarks destroyed by anthropogenic climate change
Landmark Location Description Destruction Date Impacted Reference
Double Arch Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah 190 million-year-old sandstone geological formation Collapsed due to changing water levels and erosion 9 August 2024 [1][2]
Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve Butte County, California ~7,800-acre (3,200 ha) property owned and used for educational purposes by Chico State University Almost completely destroyed by the Park Fire worsened by an ongoing heatwave. Destruction included a historic barn and university offices. Late July 2024 [3][4][5]
St. Mary & St. George Anglican Church Jasper, Alberta, Canada Heritage Anglican church constructed in 1914 Destroyed in the Jasper wildfire 24 July 2024 [6]
Kellogg House Rich Bar in Plumas County, California Ghost town building containing original furnishings from the 1800s Destroyed in the Dixie Fire 23 or 24 July 2021 [7]
White Sulphur Springs Napa County, California Oldest warm mineral springs resort facility in Northern California, founded in 1852 Destroyed in the Glass Fire October 2020 [8][9]
Zhenhai Bridge Tunxi District of Huangshan City, China Ming dynasty-era large stone arch bridge and "Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in Anhui" Destroyed in the 2020 China floods 7 July 2020 [10][11][12][13]
Lecheng Bridge Sanxi Town of Jingde County, China Qing dynasty stone arch bridge and Provincial Cultural Relics Protection landmark Destroyed in the 2020 China floods by torrential mountain downpours 6 July 2020 [12][13][14]
Honey Run Covered Bridge Butte County, California The last three-span Pratt-style truss bridge in the U.S., built in 1886 and on the National Register of Historic Places Destroyed in the Camp Fire, worsened by extreme weather conditions 8 November 2018 [15][16][17]

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List of natural and man-made landmarks damaged by anthropogenic climate change
Landmark Location Description Destruction Date Impacted Reference
Pyramidal structure in Ihuatzio Ihuatzio, Mexico Pyramid in the Ihuatzio Archaeological Zone, First seat of the Purépecha empire from 1200 to 1521 CE. Heavy rainfall causing the collapse of the structure's central southern end 29 July 2024 [18]
Great Mosque of Samarra Samarra, Iraq 9th-century mosque Minaret weathered by more frequent and intense sandstorms [19]
Temple of Ishtar Babylon, Iraq Temple in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon, capital of the Babylonian Empire Salt accumulation from dried saltwater rivers causing cracking of the structure's bricks [19]

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References

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  1. ^ Mayorquín, Orlando (2024-08-10). "Famed Double Arch Collapses in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  2. ^ "Popular Geologic Feature Collapses in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area - Glen Canyon National Recreation Area". U.S. National Park Service. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  3. ^ Weber, Michael (July 30, 2024). "Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve office, historic barn lost in Park Fire". Chico Enterprise-Record. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  4. ^ Porter, Greg (August 5, 2024). "July was the hottest month on record for California, new data shows". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  5. ^ Lee, Jack (July 24, 2024). "California 'atmospheric thirst' is drying out the state. Map shows where flash drought is developing". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Snowdon, Wallis; Frew, Nicholas (Jul 25, 2024). "Buildings in Jasper in ashes as 'monster' wildfire spans 36,000 hectares". CBC News. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  7. ^ Alexander, Kurtis (4 August 2021). "Dixie Fire leaves Rich Bar, a Gold Rush-era ghost town, in ashes". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ^ SFGATE, Amy Graff (2020-10-08). "Glass Fire devours California's oldest resort". SFGATE. Archived from the original on October 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  9. ^ "Wildfires and weather extremes: It's not coincidence, it's climate change". www.cbsnews.com. September 17, 2020. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  10. ^ Zhang Yanling (张燕玲) (11 July 2020). 安徽黄山将打捞被洪水冲垮的古桥原料：尽快原样修复. Chinanews.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  11. ^ Xu Peng (徐鹏); Zhao Jiahui (赵家慧); Liu Jun (刘军) (7 July 2020). 安徽黄山国家级文物保护单位屯溪镇海桥被洪水冲毁. cnr.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  12. ^ a b Yu, Katrina. "Climate change blamed for China flood disaster". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  13. ^ a b "China braces for more rainstorms over weekend, climate change blamed". Reuters. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  14. ^ Cao Qing (6 July 2020). 旌德一明代古桥被洪水冲坏 为安徽省重点文物保护单位. qq.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  15. ^ Robertson, Michelle (November 10, 2018). "132-year-old Honey Run Covered Bridge, the last of its kind, destroyed by wildfire". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  16. ^ "Camp Fire Children Face Trauma of Climate Change At Home, School". FRONTLINE. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  17. ^ Pierre-Louis, Kendra (November 9, 2018). "Why Does California Have So Many Wildfires?". The New York Times.
  18. ^ "Heavy rains cause partial collapse of ancient pyramid in Mexico". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. 2024-08-09. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  19. ^ a b Lynch, Hannah (2022-04-15). "Iraq's ancient buildings are being destroyed by climate change". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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