by Florian Kaefer
12. April 2010 09:39
I recently stumbled upon this Yahoo article, encouraging people to travel to those areas most severely affected by climate change. Isn't this a bit like finding joy in watching your own grave being dug? The article goes as follows: “You might have heard of a ‘life list’- the vacation spots you want to see before you die. This is a little different. These are top U.S. destinations you might want to see before they die. “They” being the destinations themselves. Each of these vacation ideas is located in a landscape that is threatened in some way by an environmental hazard. While inclusion on this list isn’t an indication that these sites are in imminent danger of disappearing, the fact that this list seems plausible is a distinctly 21st-century phenomenon. After all, destinations are supposed to be permanent, even though our lives are not — that’s what makes the Wonders of the World so mysterious and attractive. It’s not just their beauty and scale, but their endurance. This summer is the perfect time to take to the road and see one of these endangered U.S. destinations. You may have another chance, but your kids or their kids may not …”
What’s your opinion on this? Would you travel to those areas - "destinations" - most severely affected by climate change, for the sake of having them visited before they disappear? If so, why? Or why not?
By Florian,
Journalist and Blogger on sustainability, csr and green travel
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Picture credit: Ethan Hein
