{"id":24105,"date":"2018-02-09T16:47:14","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T16:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/?p=24105"},"modified":"2018-02-10T12:36:28","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T11:36:28","slug":"tourism-in-australia-can-respond-to-climate-challenges-climate-action-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travindy.com\/news\/2018\/02\/tourism-in-australia-can-respond-to-climate-challenges-climate-action-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism in Australia can respond to climate challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article_image\" src=\"https:\/\/travindy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/uluru-1076323_960_720-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Tourism in Australia can respond to climate challenges\" width=\"528\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpsdc-drop-cap\">A<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatecouncil.org.au\/uploads\/964cb874391d33dfd85ec959aa4141ff.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new report<\/a> from the Climate Council has highlighted both the threats and opportunities climate change poses for the tourism industry in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The non-profit organisation reports that Australia\u2019s top five natural tourist attractions could be impacted by extreme weather events. These are beaches, wildlife, the Great Barrier Reef and national parks.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, a 0.5m rise in sea levels\u00a0could result in a 100 fold increase in flooding right around the country\u2019s huge coastline, including Sydney, Melbourne and Cairns. The global rise in temperatures could also lead to the number of days above 35\u00baC increase to over 100 a year in the country\u2019s central region, which includes Ayers Rock, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n<p>Tourism is a multibillion-dollar industry in Australia, estimated to provide over 500,000 jobs, and a crucial export business for the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is an excerpt from an article originally published by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.climateactionprogramme.org\/news\/tourism-in-australia-can-respond-to-climate-challenges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Action<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"su-service\"><div class=\"su-service-title\" style=\"padding-left:46px;min-height:32px;line-height:32px\"><i class=\"sui sui-envelope-o\" style=\"font-size:32px;color:#333\"><\/i> Subscribe to our weekly newsletter<\/div><div class=\"su-service-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"padding-left:46px\">[yikes-mailchimp form=&#8221;2&#8243;]<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Climate Council has highlighted both the threats and opportunities climate change poses. 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