Climate change limiting future Olympic sites
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The snow-covered slopes near Grenoble, France, have always held a special place in Olympic history. It was there at the 1968 Olympic Games that France’s Jean-Claude Killy swept all three Alpine skiing gold medals then available, becoming, along with American figure skater Peggy Fleming, the first Winter Olympic superstar of the TV era. Yet when France revealed its plans to host the 2030 Winter Olympics, Grenoble wasn’t included, with organizers concerned that because of climate change, the area could no longer be counted on to have guaranteed snow. Grenoble, however, isn’t the only Olympic icon deemed to be climate-unreliable to host future Winter Games. Out of 93 potential...