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Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future – and even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games

  • Written by Steven R. Fassnacht, Professor of Snow Hydrology, Colorado State University
Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future – and even snowmaking has limits for saving the GamesItaly's Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium, which is hosting events for the 2026 Winter Olympics, needed snowmaking machines for the Italian National Championship Open on Dec. 23, 2025.Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images

Watching the Winter Olympics is an adrenaline rush as athletes fly down snow-covered ski slopes, luge tracks and over the ice at breakneck speeds...

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