More and more Australians are opting for safer holiday destinations to ensure their hard-earned breaks aren’t scuppered by extreme weather events.
Summer might be synonymous with beach days and barbecues, but more and more Australians are reimagining their hot season, concerned about extreme weather disrupting their plans.
Just this weekend ahead of Christmas, tourism operators in Victoria’s Grampians region were on edge and residents were preparing to leave as firefighters battled an out-of-control bushfire. More than half of those surveyed by the Climate Council were worried regional economies reliant on tourism could suffer as holidaymakers steer clear of high-risk areas.Climate councillor Professor Lesley Hughes warned that worsening extreme weather, driven by climate change, was altering the Australian summer experience.
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