Coastal towns face major threat

24 June 2016 - 09:51
By Tanya Farber

Cape St Francis and St Francis Bay are two of many popular holiday spots that face major threats to their tourism industry because of climate change. Between 1978 and 2014 "climate change experienced in recent decades has detrimentally affected tourist comfort" in the two towns, says a study published in the South African Journal of Science.

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