What Michigan tourism might look like in wake of climate change

Source: Detroit Free Press

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While it’s hard to predict anything 100 years into the future, this look at the possible future of Michigan’s climate relates it to our staple, the tourism industry.
 
Excerpt: By 2114, climate change could give Michigan’s winters the feel of southern Ohio and give its summers the drier, warmer feel of northern Arkansas.
 
That could fundamentally change the face of Michigan’s tourism industry, which hit $18 billion in 2012 and employs 200,000 people statewide.
 
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Source: Detroit Free Press
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