Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Jul 27 2007
Failing European ski resort may hint at similar fate for U.S. ski resorts
We don't usually think first of vacationing when we think of the issue of global warming, but a lot of communities depend on the infusion of tourist spending for their local economy. We've been looking at those lovely French Alps this month while the Tour de France plays out and that breathtaking background scenery gives one the urge to pick up the phone and make arrangments to go over there and enjoy the mountains. But that trip to the mountains may mean something a lot different in the future, particularly if the trip includes skiing. Whether we call it global warming or climate adjustment or crazy weather, a small rise in temperatures that has lasted two or three decades could change the face of tourism for a long time to come.
posted at: 09:44 | category: /Science | link to this entry
We don't usually think first of vacationing when we think of the issue of global warming, but a lot of communities depend on the infusion of tourist spending for their local economy. We've been looking at those lovely French Alps this month while the Tour de France plays out and that breathtaking background scenery gives one the urge to pick up the phone and make arrangments to go over there and enjoy the mountains. But that trip to the mountains may mean something a lot different in the future, particularly if the trip includes skiing. Whether we call it global warming or climate adjustment or crazy weather, a small rise in temperatures that has lasted two or three decades could change the face of tourism for a long time to come.
posted at: 09:44 | category: /Science | link to this entry
