Ancient and modern civilisations threatened by changes

ALL over the globe, temples, ancient settlements and other artefacts stand as monuments to civilisations past that until now have withstood the tests of time.

But the immediate effects of global warming may finally do them in as rising seas and extreme weather have the potential to damage irreplaceable sites.

Floods attributed to global warming have already damaged a 600-year-old site, Sukhothai, once the capital of a Thai kingdom.