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Climate change threatens world cultural heritage, from frescoes to violins
Original: Climate change threatens world cultural heritage — from frescoes to Stradivarius violins
Rising temperatures, humidity and extreme weather are being reported as growing threats to cultural treasures worldwide, with effects ranging from damage to centuries-old frescoes to risks for delicate instruments like Stradivarius violins. Experts caution that shifting climate conditions can warp wood, degrade pigments and accelerate deterioration of irreplaceable artworks and artefacts.
Why now: New attention on how climate change is damaging irreplaceable cultural artefacts, not just natural environments.
UNESCO World Heritage sitesStradivarius violins
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- Climate change threatens world cultural heritage — from frescoes to Stradivarius violins · Around Prague
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