Lake Koroneia, a protected wetland northeast of Thessaloniki in northern Greece, was once the country's fifth-largest lake. According to the National Observatory of Athens, its surface area fell from 42.8 square kilometers in 1984 to 34.4 square kilometers in 2016, and to about 2.7 square kilometers in 2026. That is roughly 6% of its 1984 extent. Satellite imagery from Copernicus shows how far the lake has receded over four decades.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.