Newsletter Climate change moves legendary Dutch outdoor speed skating race the Elfstedentocht to Austria It hasn't been cold enough to hold the Elfstedentocht in the Netherlands since 1997. A group of enthusiasts in 1989 began holding an alternative event 750 miles away in the tiny Austrian mountain lake town of Weissensee.
Newsletter www.nytimes.com Racing the clock, and climate change A beloved Dutch speedskating race survives by relocating to Austria, where thick ice still beckons. For now.
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