Tourist Destinations Threatened By Climate Change

Athens is a must for lovers of classical antiquity. Travelers eager to rebuild the adventures described by Homer in the Odyssey and the Iliad, usually make a pit stop to admire the ruins of the Parthenon and visit the Greek capital. The experts believe global warming hot summers in ten years. Anyone who visits Athens in a decade should have average temperatures above 40 degrees and a lot of pollution. Skiers should use to descend the slopes of the most popular mountains in the Alps. So far the warmest winters in the last 500 years were the seasons of 1994, 2002 and 2003, with the range that most harmed by global warming. Stations located on the highest peaks, as Kitzbhüel in Austria, are the most vulnerable. The current 609 alpine resorts will dwindle to 500 if temperatures are maintained to a degree, and if up to two degrees, the cut will be more dramatic will be viable only 404.

The Everglades National Park Florida hosts a unique tropical ecosystem in the world. Twelve endangered species have their only home in their junks. When the temperature increases sea level rise and flood the reeds, and lose their characteristic flora and fauna. Divers must hurry. The coral reefs of Australia will change radically. The pigmentation of the coral is increased dramatically due to increasingly warmer Tues. The surface of the reefs has declined by 5 percent. Scientists believe that by 2050 the reefs are populated by completely different organisms to coral. This desaparacerá completely. Venice, city of high water, has an appropriate name. Expensive and new flood barriers tilting, called MOSE system, will not do much. The tide rises above 110 feet four times a year from now. At the end of this century, the city may suffer more frequent flooding. Between 30 and 250 times a year. The impact on the local environment and tourism will be considerable. Source: www.holidaycheck.es