Concern over Europe 'snow crisis' (BBC) {lack of snow crisis, really}

[eppur_se_muova]

JAMES COVE REPORTS FROM THE ALPS

Ski resorts across the European Alps are becoming increasingly worried as current bad snow conditions threaten the all important Christmas holiday period.

This autumn has been one of the worst on record with high temperatures and little snowfall.

Many resorts have had to postpone their openings and the main ski races have been cancelled because of a lack of snow.

With millions of skiers heading to the resorts over the next week there are concerns that the open runs will be very busy and people could be put off from booking again at Christmas and the New Year, costing the multi-million pound industry heavily in lost revenue, and threatening jobs.
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JAMES RODGERS REPORTS FROM MOSCOW

"It's just fantasy!" is the way the weather forecast began on one of Moscow's radio stations earlier this week. The announcer's voice betrayed a mixture of disbelief and despair.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6185345.stm

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. Send Tony, they'll be pining for green fields in a minute.... n/t

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. The thing that worries me is that the melt of glaciers

will increase the amount of fresh water entering our oceans, which may "switch off" the Gulf Stream. Then Europe won't have to worry about snow, as they will be in another Ice Age.

[NNadir]

4. More worrisome is the possibility that Europe's rivers will dry up.

The glaciers are the source of those rivers.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. ouch

I didn't realize that (duh). Is Europe in dought like Austalia?

[msongs]

3. been 10 below zero in alaska already, no global warming there yet this winter. nt