Posted on 02/06/2018 5:47:52 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Warmer temperatures and declining snow are making it tougher to host the games.
It’s no surprise for climate researchers that training for the Winter Olympics, and the games themselves, have run into trouble. For sports contests that rely on snow and ice, a warmer global climate is no friend.
The same week in January that Women’s Cup races stalled, the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, released a study concluding that climate change is increasingly threatening the viability of the Winter Olympics, held once every four years.
The updated study, which includes contributions from Canadian, Austrian, and Chinese researchers, concludes that if global greenhouse gas emissions are not dramatically reduced, only eight of the 21 cities that have previously hosted the Winter Olympics will be cold enough to host them by the end of the century.
Even if the goals set by the Paris Agreement in 2015 are achieved, only 12 of the 21 cities would be suitable by the late 21st century. Innsbruck, Oslo, Sarajevo, Squaw Valley, Vancouver, Chamonix, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Grenoble and Sochi – all part of Winter Olympics history – would no longer be on the list.
Protect Our Winters, an advocacy group based in Boulder, Colorado, and founded by snowboarder Jeremy Jones, works to raise awareness about the impact of climate change on winter sports and recreation.
With carbon emissions unchecked, winter temperatures could warm up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century, resulting in decreases in snow cover area and snowfall, and a shorter snow season, the study said. Snow depths could decline in the West by 25 to 100 percent.
(Excerpt) Read more at yaleclimateconnections.org ...
“From now on all Winter Olympics will rotate between the north and south pole.”......
Don’t expect we will ever see the Olympics held on Antartica
“.....But if the curling ice gets melted I’m really going to get mad.”..........
Not to worry my friend, “Curling” is/can be an “indoor sport” in a lot of places. Not many indoor places for down hill skiing, snow boarding, etc. Nope, curling is safe....
Jeremy, sorry, but I think you are nuts listening to the Global Warming BS. Ever thought about the climate during historical times? What caused the Ice Age, Fred Flintstone driving a SUV?
Nope, curling is safe....
what a relief, was really worried :-)
Used to make fun of it until I actually watched it. Now it’s a running joke “yeah, curling is back”
Kansas City does have indoor skydiving.
“Kansas City does have indoor skydiving”.......
There are idiots everywhere!
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