The Winter Olympics are being held at Yanqing, China – a place which normally receives little no precipitation during the winter. But climate propagandists are blaming the lack of snow on global warming despite the bitter cold.
Zhangjiakou and Yanqing climate – Google Search
“Snow rarely falls, but wind often whirls, and neither tourists nor residents ever ski here. But Olympians now do, because when China won the right to host these Winter Games, it embarked on a three-year project to build the National Alpine Ski Center “from scratch.” It was once uninhabited “steep mountain ridges,” as Li Changzhou, a deputy general manager with Beijing Enterprises Group, the property owner and constructor, said. Everything around it still is. Shrubby trees and barren hillside line the road that winds up Xiaohaituo Mountain”
According to NASA, Xiaohaituo Mountain (aka ‘the rock’) usually only sees 1.3 inches of snow in February, leaving many questioning the sense in the choice of venue.
According to the ‘Slippery Slopes‘ report recently published by Loughborough University, the Beijing Winter Games is the first to rely almost entirely on artificial snow.
The experts have warned that fake snow could become the norm for many ski resorts — especially those at lower altitudes — as climate change continues to cause global temperatures to rise.
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“The last winter Games in Korea, PyeongChang 2018 had a very cold start. Extra winds shields were erected and heaters had to be brought into the stadiums. There have been growing concerns about the number of viable locations for the winter Games in the future as our climate changes. Artificial snow is becoming the norm.”
Beijing 2022. Cold, yet another Winter Olympics with artificial snow
On this date in 1932, the Lake Placid Winter Olympics had to postponed due to warm weather. They were trying to cover the slopes with snow from Canada, but it was melting as fast as they could bring it in.
12 Feb 1932, Page 2 – The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com
13 Feb 1932, 4 – Record-Journal at Newspapers.com
13 Feb 1932, 17 – The Gazette at Newspapers.com
12 Feb 1932, 20 – The Fresno Bee at Newspapers.com
16 Jan 1932, Page 1 – The Los Angeles Times
TimesMachine: January 14, 1932 – NYTimes.com
TimesMachine: January 15, 1932 – NYTimes.com
The winter of 1932 was the warmest on record in the US.
This what Lake Placid looks like today.
