Monday, November 26, 2007

Top 100 Ways Global Warming Will Change Your Life

Top 100 Ways Global Warming Will Change Your Life | Center for American Progress. Posted September 29, 2007.

Say goodbye to French wines, baseball and the Great Barrier Reef. Say hello to massive amounts of mosquitoes, the northwest passage and hurricanes.

Say Goodbye to French Wines. ... [LA Times]

Say Goodbye to Light and Dry Wines. ... [Washington Post]

Say Goodbye to Pinot Noir. ... [Bloomberg]

Say Goodbye to Baseball. ... [NY Times]

Say Goodbye to Christmas Trees. ... [Seattle Post Intelligencer]

Say Goodbye to the Beautiful Alaska Vacation. ... [Alaska Science Forum]

Say Goodbye to Fly Fishing. ... [Softpedia]

Say Goodbye to Ski Competitions. Unusually warmer winters caused the International Ski Federation to cancel last year's Alpine skiing World Cup and opening races in Sölden, Austria. Skiers are also hard-pressed now to find places for year-round training. Olympic gold medalist Anja Paerson: "Of course we're all very worried about the future of our sport. Every year we have more trouble finding places to train." [NY Times]

Say Goodbye to Ski Vacations. Slopes on the East Coast last year closed months ahead of time due to warmer weather, some losing as much as a third of their season. [Washington Post]

Say Hello to Really Tacky Fake Ski Vacations. ... [WSJ]

Say Goodbye to That Snorkeling Vacation. ... [Denver Post]

Say Goodbye to That Tropical Island Vacation. ... [ABC News]

Say Goodbye to Cool Cultural Landmarks. ... [AP]

Say Goodbye to [Wild] Salmon Dinners. ... [ENS]

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