Posted on 02/05/2026 6:04:35 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
Hosting the Winter Olympics will be more challenging in the future as global warming impacts host cities traditionally known for climates suitable for competitions such as skiing and snowboarding, according to climate scientists.
The 2026 Winter Olympics are about to kick off, but the Milano Cortina Games will take place in a much warmer world than in years past.
Average temperatures in Cortina, Italy, have risen by 6.4 degrees Fahrenheit since the region first hosted the Winter Olympics in 1956, according to a recent analysis by Climate Central. The warming trends have led to fewer freezing days and a shortage of naturally made snow.
"The number of freezing days, which is what you need to have snow, has dropped by almost 20%," Marcene Mitchell, senior vice president for climate change for the World Wildlife Fund, told ABC News.
As a result, event organizers were required to ship in 3 million cubic yards of artificial snow, despite the games taking place in the high altitudes of the Italian Alps.
The artificial snow is not as safe, Mitchell said, explaining that it's "icier" and a "riskier" surface for athletes to compete on.
The energy to make and ship the artificial snow also exacerbates the carbon footprint of the competitions that require snow, the climate experts said.
"To create artificial snow requires massive amounts of water and energy," Mitchell said.
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It’s just odd how weather events are proof of climate change but then they renege and say this is thousands of years cycle. Then it’s man made and we’re killing CO2...on and on to keep everyone taxed and in fear.
The garbage thing, hmmmm
Having the Winter Olympics in Italy is stupid, but bribes led to this decision. It is certainly not uncommon to require artificial snow for Winter Olympics.
Why not have it in Russia? Or Minneapolis?
Vancouver? Italy?
How about Mongolia?
Ask me if I care. I can admire certain Olympic stars but don’t buy into “climate change” If I DID believe in climate, here where I live would certain look like it. Unseasonably warm for some time now, but not every day.
Vancouver hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics.
tHEN i SUGGEST YOU DON’T COVER THEM ANYMOORE.
tHEY ARE FULL OF ATHELETS WHO DON’T LIKE AMERICA ANYMORE, SO BEST TO GO OFF ON YOUR OWN AND BE HAPPY.
NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HATE WATCHING OPYMPICS, BUT THE PARTICIPANTS ARE INCORRIGIBLE
I WON’T MISS WATCHING THEM.
kEEP BOOING VANCE, MORONS.
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