This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
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:
The problem for ski resorts is not a million miles from that of remote island holiday locations!
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