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Paul Hockenos: This winter, more than ever, we’re skiing straight to hell
The paucity of snow across the European Alps, a phenomenon that has worsened distinctly since the early 1970s, is almost surely a consequence of global heating. Paradoxically, the ski industry and its patrons are contributing to the sport’s own demise.
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In Swiss Alps, some wonder what a future without snow may mean
An unusually warm winter has forced a rethink about climate change in areas with lower peaks as ski resorts and sporting events face an uncertain future.
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At least six die in glacier collapse in Italy’s Dolomites
The glacier has been shrinking for years, and recent high temperatures may have contributed to the collapse, a rescue service official said.
The people who draw rocks
The Alps’ glaciers are melting, and these Swiss cartographers have work to do.
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Fires, landslides, lack of snow: The ski industry girds for battle
From firestorms in California’s Tahoe region to melting glaciers in the Alps, ski areas face a daunting array of environmental threats. Here’s what some resorts are doing.
As Earth warms, human history is melting away
Climate change is revealing long-frozen artifacts and animals to archaeologists. But the window for study is slender and shrinking.
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Melting glaciers have exposed frozen relics of World War I
Artifacts from the White War — a battle between Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops that took place in the forbidding heights of the Alps — are on their way to a museum.
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