How climate change is impacting the Winter Olympics

Source NBC Local
Original Load Date Jan. 21, 2026, 6:01 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 21, 2026, 6:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/how-climate-change-is-impacting-the-winter-olympics/3879337/

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A new [ analysis ][1] from a U.S. based nonprofit organization is looking into the long term viability of outdoor winter sports at the Olympics. Researchers at Climate Central found in the 70 years since Cortina first held the Winter Games in 1956, February temperatures in the northern Italian town...