Skiing feedbacks warm the climate

Skiing feedbacks warm the climate | Nature Climate Change

Declining snow cover poses a substantial risk for many ski resorts that often counter this trend with snowmaking, leading to increasing emissions caused by ski tourism. Research now quantifies the risks of rising temperatures to the skiing industry at the pan-European level, together with the potential and emissions of snowmaking.

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Peeters, P. Skiing feedbacks warm the climate. Nat. Clim. Chang. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01770-w
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