Climate change and island tourism

Louise Munk Klint; Terry DeLacy; Sebastian Filep; Dale Dominey-Howes

doi:10.4324/9781315773827

Climate change and island tourism

Louise Munk Klint^*, Terry DeLacy, Sebastian Filep, Dale Dominey-Howes

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Climate change is real (IPCC, 2007a). The climate varies naturally, but the rate of change has increased, driven by anthropogenic interferences. Over the last 100 years, 11 of the 12 warmest years occurred in the period from 1995 to 2006. Atmospheric water vapour has increased in the last three decades; a warming of the ocean has occurred causing sea-level rise; westerly winds in mid-latitudes are greater than before; droughts have become longer and more intense; widespread changes have been observed in weather extremes; heavier precipitation is occurring and the intensity of cyclone activity has increased (IPCC, 2007a: 5–9). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC, 2007a) highlighted in their Fourth Assessment Report (FAR) that even with greenhouse gas 1 (GHG) concentrations stabilised, a general warming of the Earth resulting in sea-level rise will continue due to the so called ‘lag effect’.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Tourism in Pacific Islands: Current Issues and Future Challenges
Editors	Stephen Pratt, David Harrison
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Inc.
Chapter	15
Pages	257-277
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317682578
ISBN (Print)	9781138775350
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315773827
Publication status	Published - 20 Feb 2015
Externally published	Yes

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