Climate change is a pocketbook issue, report shows. It affects tourism, health, industry.
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Climate change is a pocketbook issue, report shows. It affects tourism, health, industry.
Economic impacts of climate change are expected to cross all sectors. Reductions in lake ice cover are disrupting fishing, winter sports and shipping schedules. Public health risks are rising due to more frequent heat waves, flooding and the spread of vector-borne diseases.
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A new report by the Environmental Law and Policy Center, conducted by researchers around the Great Lakes, examined the effects of climate change on the lakes and surrounding region. It found that economic impacts of climate change are expected to cross all sectors.
Reductions in lake ice cover are disrupting fishing, winter sports, shipping schedules and biological processes crucial to aquatic ecosystems. Public health risks are rising due to more frequent heat waves, flooding and the spread of vector-borne diseases like those carried by mosquitoes and ticks.
Industries and transportation systems face challenges from drought, extreme heat and infrastructure damage, while changing lake conditions impact shipping efficiency.
Tourism is also affected, with changes in seasonal activities. Warmer and shorter winters are making it harder to sell skiing and snowmobiling equipment, much less operate hills and trails. And more frequent heat waves, extreme rain events and vanishing fish populations are making summer events less predictable.