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Article: Many ski resorts heading downhill as result of global warming; Fifth World Conference on Sport and Environment in Turin, 2-3 December.
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- December 2, 2003
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M2 PRESSWIRE-2 December 2003-UN: Many ski resorts heading downhill as result of global warming; Fifth World Conference on Sport and Environment in Turin, 2-3 December(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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TURIN/NAIROBI (UNEP) -- Many low-altitude ski resorts face economic hardship, and even ruin, as a result of global warming, a new study launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) concludes.
Experts at the University of Zurich say that the levels of snow falling in lower-lying mountain areas will become increasingly unpredictable and unreliable over the coming decades.
Currently, an estimated 15 per ...