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Olympic Town Warms up Amid Climate Change Threat to Winter Games
- Researchers Daniel Scott, Madeleine Orr and Robert Steiger found our 2024 analysis of 93 potential host locations shows the pool of viable Winter Olympic hosts halved by the 2050s.
- In the last 50 years, Northern Hemisphere winters have shortened and low-elevation regions are warming at twice the rate, making February warmth in Cortina 6.4°F more likely, Shel Winkley said.
- Without snow-making, the Winter Games' snow sports would be impossible; Beijing 2022 used nearly 100% machine-made snow, with snow-making used since 1980 in Lake Placid.
- At the 2026 Milano Cortina Games, dispersed venues complicate logistics and cause several athletes to miss opening and closing ceremonies, while the International Olympic Committee said last week it may move future Games to January, and nearly 300 concerned athletes have urged more climate action.
- Olympic and Paralympic committees must evaluate shifting the schedule three weeks earlier, reconsidering the 'one bid, one city' agreement, and addressing snow-making energy and water demands to meet Paris Climate Agreement goals.
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As the climate changes, what does the future hold for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games?
The 25th Winter Olympic Games are upon us, with Italy set to host the Games for the fourth time. The schedule at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics is set to look similar to previous iterations of the event: a mix of snow and ice sports held on what is meant to be mountainous, wintry terrain.
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