Climate Impacts on the US Winter Tourism Economy
Abstract
We have all witnessed the extreme weather events in recent years, —often in our own backyards. Extreme weather has damaged homes and ended lives. For the winter season there have been allor-nothing winters—blizzards in some places, only a dusting all season-long in others. These radically divergent weather patterns have been unsettling to those who mark the seasons’ change in the great outdoors. For those whose livelihood depends upon a predictable winter season, such unpredictability and lack of snow can translate into a precipitous fall in revenue, an early economic indicator of what climate change looks like.
Department
Earth Systems Research Center
Publication Date
12-1-2012
Publisher
Natural Resources Defense Council
Document Type
Report
Recommended Citation
Burakowski, EA, M Magnusson. 2012. Climate Impacts on the US Winter Tourism Economy. Natural Resources Defense Council and Protect Our Winters, Washington, DC. December 2012.
Rights
© Natural Resources Defense Council 2012
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