[MCN] Are climate extremes having ill effects on the economically important outdoor recreation industry?

[Lance Olsen]

How climate change will impact outdoor activities in the US

MIT News
https://news.mit.edu › how-climate-change-will-impact-...
 <https://news.mit.edu/2024/how-climate-change-will-impact-outdoor-activities-1022>
Oct 22, 2024 — Using the concept of “outdoor days,” a study shows how global warming will affect people's ability to work or enjoy recreation outdoors.Read more <https://news.mit.edu/2024/how-climate-change-will-impact-outdoor-activities-1022#:~:text=Using%20the%20concept%20of%20%E2%80%9Coutdoor,work%20or%20enjoy%20recreation%20outdoors.>

The Effects of Climate Change on Outdoor Recreation ...

American Meteorological Society
https://journals.ametsoc.org › WCAS-D-22-0060.1.xml
 <https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/wcas/15/3/WCAS-D-22-0060.1.xml>
by J Willwerth · 2023 · Cited by 30 — Among its many effects, climate change will directly impact individuals' recreation choices, as changing temperatures and precipitation patterns ...Read more <https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/wcas/15/3/WCAS-D-22-0060.1.xml#:~:text=Climate%20change%20is%20widespread%20and,ramifications%20for%20health%20and%20well%2Dbeing.>

Impacts of climate change on outdoor recreation participation

US Forest Service Research and Development (.gov)
https://research.fs.usda.gov › treesearch
 <https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/56858>
by AE Askew · 2018 · Cited by 83 — Climate change in the Rocky Mountain region will negatively impact motorized water activities, hunting, and fishing, while swimming should be affected ...Read more <https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/56858#:~:text=Climate%20change%20in%20the%20Rocky,swimming%20should%20be%20affected%20positively.>

The effects of climate change on outdoor recreation ... - PMC

National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › articles › PMC10324584
 <https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10324584/>
by J Willwerth · 2023 · Cited by 30 — Climate change is expected to impact individuals' recreational choices, as changing temperatures and precipitation patterns influence participation in outdoor ...Read more <https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10324584/#:~:text=Climate%20change%20is%20expected%20to,outdoor%20recreation%20and%20alternative%20activities.>

More Extreme Heat in National Parks

Climate Central
https://www.climatecentral.org › climate-matters › more...
 <https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/more-extreme-heat-in-national-parks>
Apr 9, 2025 — More visits put additional pressure on warming parks and potentially put more visitors at risk of experiencing heat-related health and safety ...Read more <https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/more-extreme-heat-in-national-parks#:~:text=More%20visits%20put%20additional%20pressure,heat%2Drelated%20health%20and%20safety%20problems.>



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“When I tell politicians to act now, the most common answer is that they can’t do anything drastic, because that would be too unpopular among voters. 

“And they are right of course.”

15 yr. old Greta Thunberg in speech to European Parliament

Full text 
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/resources/library/media/20190416RES41665/20190416RES41665.pdf

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