Global Warming to Produce Stay-at-Home Tourists
Published on October 2nd, 2007
Posted in Uncategorized
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Global warming will produce stay-at-home tourists over the next few decades, radically altering travel patterns and threatening jobs and businesses in tourism-dependent countries, according to a stark assessment by U.N experts.
The U.N. Environment Program, the World Meteorological Organization and the World Tourism Organization said concerns about weather extremes and calls to reduce emissions-heavy air travel would make long-haul flights less attractive.
