Europe has seen multiple waves of sweltering heat this summer, topping records in some cases. Travel industry experts say the continent has dealt with bouts of extreme weather in the past, but these challenges have the potential to shift where and when people travel as they become more frequent amid our changing climate. Chao said coping with the kind of extreme heat that has followed later in the summer would have made her "miserable." "Sporadic adverse weather conditions are unlikely to affect the majority of tourists' immediate travel behaviours," the ETC's executive unit said via email. In Italy this summer, tourists visiting Lake Garda, where the water level has dropped dramatically, are getting a glimpse of how extreme weather can impact their travel and leisure activities.

Source: CBC News August 14, 2022 21:07 UTC