Climate crisis means quarter of European ski resorts face scarce snow
by Damian Carrington Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#6E7X4)
Comprehensive analysis calls into question whether such resorts have a future as global heating intensifies
A quarter of European ski resorts will have scarce snow every other year with 2C of global heating, a comprehensive analysis has found. It calls into question whether such resorts have a future as the climate crisis intensifies.
The study took into account artificial snowmaking, without which half the resorts would have scarce snow every other year at 2C. Current action and policies mean the world is on track for 2.7C of global heating.
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