Wilderness Medicine Podcast #37: Climate Change: Recreation at Risk & Hypothermia MythBustsers
Mar 18, 2025
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Climate Change Disrupts Outdoor Ops
- Climate change increasingly disrupts outdoor organizations with operational and health effects.
- Most face significant operational interruptions and safety challenges due to evolving weather patterns.
Use Multi-Layered Weather Planning
- Outdoor organizations must develop multiple contingency plans (plans A through E) for weather unpredictability.
- Use forecasting expertise like ski areas to inform operational decisions and risk communication.
Emerging Climate Health Threats
- Heat is becoming the top emerging climate concern in outdoor sectors traditionally unprepared.
- Expanding tick habitats highlight climate change's indirect health threats through vector-borne diseases.