This from Willis Eschenbach:

The World Wildlife Fund has warned that due to climate change, Spain will be riddled with malaria, parts of the US coast will have flash floods, and the ski resorts in the Alps will be out of snow by the year ... 2100? 2050?

Nope. By 2020. They made the ludicrous claim in 1999, back when they figured that everyone would have forgotten about it if they were wrong ... but the intarwebs never forgets.

And climate alarmists wonder why people no longer believe them ...

By 2020, visitors to the Costa del Sol could risk contracting malaria as global warming brings more frequent heatwaves, making the country a suitable habitat for malaria-bearing mosquitoes, while increases in summer temperatures to more than 40C (104F) could make parts of Turkey and Greece no-go areas in July and August.

The report, Climate change and its impacts on tourism, carried out by the University of East Anglia's climatic research unit for WWF, suggests that tour operators and countries which rely on holidaymakers for foreign revenue will need to take account of the changing climate when planning new resorts or upgrading facilities.

Ute Collier, the WWF's head of climate change, warned: "The tourism industry could be faced with huge costs as global warming begins to influence decisions about when and where people are going to go on holiday. We must see real action from government to tackle the problem of global climate change now."

David Viner, the senior research scientist who compiled the study, said: "Areas such as the Mediterranean - a popular destination for British tourists - could become unbearable during the traditional summer holiday season. As temperatures begin to soar, many tourists will stay away."

The tourist industry is not just a potential victim of global warming - it also contributes to the causes of climate change itself.

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Winter tourism will be affected in the Alps and other European skiing destinations from the impact of less snowfall and shorter skiing seasons.

Lower-lying resorts, such as Kitzbuhel in Austria, and areas where commercial skiing operations are already marginal, such as in Scotland, will be particularly hard hit.

The south-east coastline of the US, including parts of Florida, may be threatened by rising sea levels. Important wetlands, such as the everglades, could also be at risk.

Safari holidays in east and southern Africa may also be affected as droughts and changes in temperature alter the distribution of wildlife.

Meanwhile, some islands in the Maldives could disappear as they are submerged by rising sea levels.

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