Skiing is central to the economy of many mountain regions across Europe. How are they coping with climate change and what room for adaptation do they have?
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The Alps are warming at twice the global rate.
As temperatures warm, ski and snowboard resorts are investing more in snowmaking and seeing their seasons shrink. Those costs roll down to customers in an already expensive sport.
In Beijing’s climate, you could coat a Sydney apartment in a few inches of snow with the same energy the air conditioning would use in an hour.
Snowmaking machines can produce enough snow to cover a run, but artificial snow is very different from natural flakes that fall from the sky.
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Professor of Geopolitics, Royal Holloway University of London
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Associate Professor of Sport Management and Director, Center for Sport Management and Education and the Laboratory for Sustainability in Sport, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Utah
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Postdoctral Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor of Physical Chemistry and Australian Research Council Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Chercheur et directeur du Centre national de recherches météorologiques (Météo-France - CNRS), Météo France
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Ingénieur Climatologie et services climatiques, Météo-France
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