The Future of the Winter Olympics at Risk as the Planet Warms

The future of the Winter Olympics at risk as the planet warms

The Winter Olympics are nearing their end in Italy, but new research from Climate Central shows that climate change is putting the future of the Games at risk.

As climate change heats up our world, will we lose the Winter Olympics?

Retired Winter Olympian Katie Tannenbaum remembers when global warming first really came into focus for her. “Climate change has always been on my radar,” says Tannenbaum, a slider — a racer in the sport of skeleton who hurtles headfirst on a sled down an ice track at speeds upwards of 80 miles per hour. “But I remember being at training in Switzerland when it was so warm that we couldn’t practice for more than a week. In January, this should no…