With Sochi just two weeks away, climate change could be an issue, as it was this time last year. A report released by Dr. David Scott calculates the effects of global warming on future Winter Olympics sites. Consider this: of the 19 sites that have previously held Winter Olympics, only six could reliably host the Games by 2080 under the current high emissions scenarios. Maybe this type of research will prompts world leaders to realize that future Olympic city choices are few, and its time to take meaningful action instead. popsci/article/science/world-without-winter-olympics
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 22:19:49 +0000