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Only one of 21 previous locations would be able to reliably host Games in future if emissions remain on current path, study shows

The Winter Olympics, set to begin on February 4, are facing a host of environmental challenges. Dangerous smog levels have hit Beijing, where the events will take place, and a lack of snow and even water and cold temperatures required to make artificial snow have posed further problems. Experts are also concerned about the viability to host such winter sporting events in the coming decades.

By the end of the century, only Sapporo, Japan, will be eligible to host the winter games if global warming continues at its present pace

Climate change will limit where the Winter Olympics can be held as winter changes across the Northern Hemisphere, according to a study by an

The impacts of climate change will restrict where future Winter Olympics can take place in the Northern Hemisphere, a study from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, has found.

TMS is currently following and/or taking action related to several legislative issues of importance to its membership.

Jerome Powell was tapped for a second term despite criticism that he has underestimated the resurgence in inflation in the economy, been too easy on big banks and not done enough to combat climate change.

It’s unclear whether Omarova has enough support from Democrats to make it out of the Senate Banking Committee.

Framing questions: In what ways do the U.S. and Chinese approaches to development and foreign investment differ? Are they evolving, and how? What are the benefits and drawbacks of each approach both to the investing country and the recipient? In what ways are China and the United States competing in third countries? In what ways are their efforts complementary? Would closer