Wednesday, 27 December 2023

It's All Downhill From Here?

Climate change, means more than half of European ski resorts are at very high risk of not having any snow at the appropriate times (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/26/ski-resorts-battle-for-a-future-as-snow-declines-in-climate-crisis). The resorts are, of course, compounding their problem by a) hosting the International Ski Federation, which encourages competitors and massed fans to flock to multiple events; b) relying on cheap flights for general ski enthusiasts and c) heavy using of snow-making equipment, to replace the missing 'white stuff'. All these, of course, drive up 'greenhouse gas' emissions. This accelerates global heating. The hotter it gets, the fewer 'ski resorts' will be capable of supporting skiing. A business model that needs to change?
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1 comment:

Paul Brain said...

The problem for ski resorts is not a million miles from that of remote island holiday locations!

27 December 2023 at 06:37

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