Unesco Warns Majority of World Heritage Sites at Risk From Drought or Flooding

Unesco warns majority of World Heritage sites at risk from drought or flooding

Almost three-quarters of the world's cultural and natural heritage sites are under threat from drought or flooding as a result of global warming, the United Nations cultural agency said this week.

Preservation woes hit 60% of Japan industrial revolution UNESCO sites

Some 60 percent of Japan's UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listed sites that bear testimony to the country's industrial revolution are worried about their preservation, results from a recent Kyodo News survey showed.