{"id":270872,"date":"2023-08-01T18:19:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T16:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=270872"},"modified":"2023-08-01T18:19:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T16:19:38","slug":"europe-weather-how-heatwaves-could-forever-change-summer-holidays-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=270872","title":{"rendered":"Europe weather: How heatwaves could forever change summer holidays\u00a0abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BBC is in its little climate bubble again!<\/mark><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For decades holidaymakers have poured into resorts and islands in southern Europe for a relaxing break in the summer sun.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the scenes of tourists fleeing wildfires in Greece, or trapped indoors unable to enjoy baking beaches in Spain, may give some people second thoughts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back-to-back heatwaves brought sweltering temperatures in the 40s to parts of Europe in July, which is expected to break records for the world\u2019s hottest month ever recorded.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate change played an “absolutely overwhelming” role in the heat, scientists have concluded \u2013 and it is forecast to get worse as the average global temperature keeps rising.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Europe is warming faster than most parts of the world, experts say.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How are holidaymakers reacting?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no sign of immediate panic. So far this summer, British demand for foreign holidays seems unchanged by the sweltering temperatures, says travel expert Simon Calder.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The travel industry, travel agents and holiday companies say it is business as usual, he says.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“People are still buying last-minute breaks to the Mediterranean. They want some sunshine, they want some heat, and they\u2019re prepared to pay for it,” he adds\u2026..<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some climate campaigners are frustrated with a lack of urgency over changing travel, given that flying contributes a significant amount to greenhouse gas emissions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Simms, co-director of the green think tank the New Weather Institute, says: “At first it might seem odd that many might still jump on a climate-polluting flight to holiday in exactly the places where \u2018global boiling\u2019, as the UN calls it, will make life harshest, if not intolerable.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But people receive mixed messages, he says.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“All day, every day, people are exposed to adverts promoting polluting high-carbon products and lifestyles that make them seem normal, when flying to hotspots should trigger an emergency warning,” he says.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people are likely to always risk booking a trip during a heatwave. But it is worth remembering that heat can be dangerous and even deadly, says Dr Ellie Murtagh, UK climate adaptation lead at the British Red Cross.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If you are travelling with older people, pregnant women, young children or someone with a chronic health condition; take extra care to make sure they\u2019re safe and healthy.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon Calder says he hopes there will be a move back to holidays like those before “the jet age of mass air travel began”.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Places like the coast of Belgium, or resorts in the Netherlands and Ireland, could become more popular, as could travel to the UK, he suggests.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I would imagine that the North Sea and Baltic Beaches are going to get it a bit crowded next summer as a result of what we\u2019ve seen this year,” he adds.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-66340261<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BBC obviously find it difficult to accept that people actually go to Greece and elsewhere for the precise reason that it does get very hot there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the actual numbers show that tourists have been flocking to Greece in ever increasing numbers, interrupted only by the pandemic. All this despite global warming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/444847\/total-number-of-inbound-visitors-in-greece\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, being the BBC they had to include a long series of comments from their eco crackpot friends, about the wickedness of air travel, along with the silly nannying advice from Ellie Murtagh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I loved that bit about how we\u2019re all going to be holidaying on North Sea coasts in future, to get away from the heat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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