Thaw point Why Winter Olympics may soon be doomed
Feb 04, 2022
2 minutes
By Niels de Hoog
Rising temperatures caused by the escalating climate crisis mean future Winter Olympics will struggle to find host cities with enough snow and ice, according to a study.
Only one of 21 previous Winter Olympics locations would be able to reliably host the Games in future if global greenhouse gas emissions remain on their current trajectory.
The findings, which come as the
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