Mild Winter Forces French Ski Resort to Haul in Snow by Helicopter
At a Glance Warmer winters are challenging ski resorts across the globe.Ski areas are a 'canary in the coal mines' for climate change, scientist says.Last month was the warmest January ever recorded on Earth. A French ski resort has hauled in some 55 tons of snow to cover slopes left barren by a mild winter and increasingly warmer temperatures. Officials said the move was necessary to keep the slopes open at the Luchon-Superbagnères resort, located in the Pyrenees mountains, during...