List of landmarks destroyed or damaged by 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.
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 .
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York Timesdestructionlootingcultural heritageDestruction of artArtworks lost or damaged in the 2023 Congress attackMonuments removed in 2020–2022Destruction of the Four OldsLooting of the Eastern MausoleumIconoclasm during the French RevolutionBombing of DresdenDisappeared statues in Tehran, 2010Archaeological lootingDestruction of Mosul Museum artifactsDestruction of country houses, 1919–1923Destruction of the Shrine of Husayn's HeadDestruction of Albanian heritageDestruction of Serbian heritageDestruction of cultural heritage during the Israeli invasion of LebanonDamage to heritage sites in 21st-century conflictsBenin BronzesDamage to heritage sites in the Israeli invasion of the Gaza StripDestruction of WarsawLooting in World War IIDestruction of early Islamic heritage sitesDestroyed landmarksDestruction of cultural heritage during the Sudanese civil warDamage to heritage sites during the Syrian civil warDemolition of monuments to LeninDamage to heritage sites during the Russian invasion20th-century destruction of country housesBaedeker BlitzDemolished buildings and structures in LondonChurches in the City of LondonChurches destroyed in the Great Fire of London and not rebuiltPublic art formerly in LondonUnited StatesArtworks lost or damaged in the September 11 attacksList of buildings damaged or destroyed in the September 11 attacksDestruction of cultural heritage by the Islamic StateDestroyed librariesGrave robberyBody snatchingNapoleonic lootingStolen and missing Moon rocksTallest voluntarily demolished buildingsArt theft and lootingRestitution claimsWorks by Vincent van GoghLibrariesNazi plunderLibrary damage in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquakeArt destructionArt theftBook burningIconoclasmLost artworksLooted artVandalism of artCauses of climate changeEffects of climate changeClimate change mitigationClimate change adaptationCausesClimate systemGreenhouse effectCarbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphereScientific consensus on climate changeDeforestationFossil 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