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flag Climate change threatens Winter Olympics viability, reducing reliable host cities to as few as 30 by 2080.

flag Climate change is endangering the Winter Olympics by shrinking the number of viable host cities, with only 52 of 93 current mountain venues expected to remain reliable by the 2050s, possibly dropping to 30 by the 2080s. flag The IOC is considering earlier games and rotating hosts among a limited pool of climate-resilient sites, as warming makes March too warm for the Paralympics. flag Snowmaking, now essential and used heavily in Milan-Cortina 2026, helps but has limits, requiring massive energy and water. flag Past hosts like Sochi and Grenoble are deemed unreliable by mid-century.

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