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Climate change hitting two of Australia's top tourist attractions

Original: Climate change is harming two of Australia’s most unique tourist attractions - and the livelihoods that depend on them

Climate change is damaging two of Australia's most distinctive tourist attractions, threatening not only the natural sites themselves but also the livelihoods of the communities and businesses that rely on tourism around them. The report has drawn attention to how environmental decline at iconic destinations translates into economic risk, sparking discussion about the wider costs of a warming climate for Australia's tourism industry.

Why now: Renewed concern over how warming oceans and extreme weather are degrading iconic natural sites and the economies dependent on them.

AustraliaGreat Barrier Reeftourism industryHannah Ferguson

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