Tourism
There is no doubt that the warming climate has the potential to significantly affect the appeal of tourist destinations. Projected climate change is likely to provide new opportunities for the tourism industry in some areas but will restrict both the supply and demand for outdoor recreational facilities in others. Seaside tourism seems likely to suffer damage from most of the effects of climate change, notably beach erosion, higher sea levels, greater damage from sea surges and storms, and reduced water supply. In cold regions and mountain areas, climate change will impact tourism and recreation activities that rely on winter weather conditions. Rising winter temperatures are projected to reduce the duration of snow and ice coverage, thereby shortening the period of operations for these seasonal activities. Working with experts and tourism agencies, we provide seasonal weather and climate indicators able to inform personal and business decisions on seasonal and multi-decadal timescales.
Our core services for the Tourism sector include:
- Weather monitoring
- Development and dissemination of local weather and climate data
- Improvement of sub-seasonal and seasonal weather prediction systems
- Hydrometeorological forecasting of droughts and floods
- Downscaling of climate change scenarios
- High-resolution modelling of site-specific weather and climate extremes
- Estimation of local climate data for ungauged regions
- Climate analytics and tourism-specific climate indices derivation
- Climate change impacts assessment