A recent study found that only one location from the previous 21 Winter Games would be cold enough today to host the winter Olympics.
With the Beijing Winter Olympics around the corner, global warming is making it increasingly difficult for winter athletes to find snow, or even a cold enough climate to make snow. But the IOC said this week it needs more time to address the challenges of climate change.
Concern over warmer temperatures and vanishing snow in some of the world’s winter playgrounds has put the selection of a host city for the 2030 Winter Olympics on hold. The winter host commission gave the Olympic committee's executive board a presentation Tuesday, prompting a "wider discussion on climate change" and sustainable winter sport. One proposal floated would require future Winter Olympic hosts to prove their average minimum temperatures in February over 10 years were below freezing at potential snow competition venues.
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