Fewer cities will be able to hold the Winter Olympics in the future
A 2024 study of 93 past and potential Winter Olympic hosts found as many as 41 would not have the climate conditions to host the Games by the 2050s. For the Paralympics, that number soars to 71.
Olympic Winter Games
Baseline 1980–2010
87 reliable host sites
2050s projection
52 reliable host sites
Paralympic Winter Games
Baseline 1980–2010
49 reliable host sites
2050s projection
22 reliable host sites
Olympic Winter Games
Baseline 1980–2010
87 reliable host sites
2050s projection
52 reliable host sites
Paralympic Winter Games
Baseline 1980–2010
49 reliable host sites
2050s projection
22 reliable host sites
Olympic Winter Games
Baseline 1980–2010
2050s projection
87 reliable host sites
52 reliable host sites
Paralympic Winter Games
Baseline 1980–2010
2050s projection
49 reliable host sites
22 reliable host sites