Blog 2: Taylor Fucini, 2/14/14 4:40, climate change

Summary:

A U.S. Olympian has seen how global warming is affecting the sport of cross country skiing. All the training has made him aware of climate change because competitions have been delayed and training camps have been interpreted due to lack of snow or crazy weather. The winter sport economy is hurting because of global warming; they lost over $1 billion in the last 10 years. Many skiers use glaciers to train on in the summer but they are melting and some countries have made indoor artificial ski tunnels. Due to climate change conditions in Sochi for this year’s Olympics have had to stockpile snow and add special salt to prevent it from melting. Andrew Newell took action and set up a website for others to elevate climate change solutions.

Reflection:

This is a global issue because the Olympics affect many people and countries. If this continues it will cause problems for Olympians training and countries on where to host the Olympics. This will hurt the economy because money will be spent on keeping things running instead of making the Olympics better. Some people might not perform as well because lack of training. This could create unfairness for certain countries. It affects all countries because they will have to work together so Olympians can train in the right conditions, the Olympics can be held and so people can go watch. If climate change continues the Olympics could be in bigger trouble for years to come.