Summer Vacation Is Moving Indoors
Long afternoons at the playground. Swimming at the local pool. Sing-alongs and s’mores at camp. The American summer vacation is an institution—and much of it takes place outdoors. But as climate change makes summer hotter and hotter, some of the season’s traditions are changing. In recent years, more summer camps have moved indoors and parks have closed during heat waves. Even travel is changing: Planes have been grounded when heat makes taking off difficult, and tourism experts warn that destinations like Greece and the Canary Islands will see fewer visitors during peak tourism season. More and more, summer is getting too hot to be, well, summer.
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