Article 5RZ3W Global heating is destroying rock art tens of thousands of years old, experts warn

Global heating is destroying rock art tens of thousands of years old, experts warn

by
Tory Shepherd
from Environment | The Guardian on (#5RZ3W)

Serious damage has already been done as erosion, fires, floods and cyclones increase in intensity

Rock art that has lasted tens of thousands of years is being destroyed by the climate emergency in a matter of years.

Coastal erosion, fires, floods and cyclones are among the extreme events predicted to get more severe with global heating. Archaeologists and historians are now warning that serious damage has already been done.

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