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The Alps Divided: National Borders Altered Due to Climate Change

Posted by Jennifer Helgeson on June 29, 2009
Energy, EU, France, Germany, Italy, Politics / No Comments
Skiing in Zermatt, Switzerland this past winter it was obvious that snow levels were decreasing at an unusual rate.

A major publication from the EU’s Convention on the Protection of the Alps last week, revealed the dramatic effects of climate change on the Alps region. The Convention on the Protection of the Alps was established in 1991 and is headquartered out of Bolzano, Italy. The Convention report published on 17 June 2009 is its [...]

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Climate Changing Tourism: France’s Future

Posted by Jennifer Helgeson on May 12, 2009
Energy, France / No Comments
Resort in the French Alps that would close under the assumptions presented in the Department of Tourism

The French Ministry of Economy’s Tourism Department has released a report on climate change that warns against significant losses to France’s buzzing tourist industry. Tourism made up about 6 percent of France’s Gross Domestic Product in 2008.  According to National statistics bureau INSEE, 82 million tourists visited France in 2007.  This makes France the world’s [...]

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