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[Free Report January] Winter Olympics loses to Climate Change |
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by Pranav Gaba | 29-01-2022 23:06
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There is a heavy concern among experts around winter olympics and snow sports as they warn that climate change poses a serious threat. The warning has come in a report published recently ahead of the 2022 Winter Games set to begin on 4th February in Beijing.
Olympic Games have a different craze among people of all nations. Olympic games are special to them and they take great joy in it. However, this time the winter olympics are going to be even more special. The Games will be the first Winter Olympics to use almost 100 percent artificial snow where more than 400 snow making machines have been used to cover the ski area. It has also been reported that creating artificial snow uses a lot of energy, resources and chemicals and not only this, but it also creates unpredictable and highly dangerous conditions. It has been mentioned in the report that climate change reduces the amount of natural snowfall in many areas of the world due to which the number of places which can host the Winter Games is also decreasing. And since there is also less water available to create artificial snow, the entire snow sport industry has been put to a big risk. Beijing Winter Olympics is all set to host the winter sports using fake, artificial snow that is being sprayed onto the mountains of Zhangjiakou in China before the winter sports champions cruise down the slopes of the man-made snow filled mountains. The Winter Games, which will take place till 20th February, also make Beijing the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympics after its first debut in 2008. This situation can be compared to a similar situation where you want to drink coconut water but the plight is that, since you haven't fed good manures and nutrients to the soil, the land refuses you to yield the best results and your natural cultivation of the coconut is lost. Now you can only taste the goodness of coconut through a cheap, company-manufactured, bottled coconut water which never fulfills the thirst of the cells in your body. A giant panda, named 'Bing Dwen Dwen' has been selected as the mascot for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, which are the greatest sporting event held every 4 years. As the winter sports remain a week away, it will be interesting to watch how the event unfolds with the threat of corona virus looming on. References:- 1. "Report: Climate Change Threatens Winter Olympics, Snow Sports". VOA, 2022, https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/report-climate-change-threatens-winter-olympics-snow-sports/6415489.html. 2. "A Giant Panda With A Heart Of Gold: Here's The Mascot For Beijing Winter Olympics 2022". Essentiallysports, 2022, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.essentiallysports.com/a-giant-panda-with-a-heart-of-gold-heres-the-mascot-for-beijing-winter-olympics-2022-bing-dwen-dwen-us-sports-news/amp/.
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Pranav Gaba
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3 Comments
Hello Pranav, this is your mentor Hannah.
Your article is great and contains a recent issue. Joon mentor's information seems to be a crucial part. I wonder why the Beijing was chosen for winter olympics host when there is no natural snow at all.
I wish the next winter olympics do not lose to climate change.
Thank you for your great article and please keep up with your wonderful work :)
Sincerly,
Hannah
Posted 06-02-2022 23:19
Oh, thank you so much Joon mentor for correcting! I really appreciate it.
Best,
Pranav
Posted 02-02-2022 00:27
Hello Pranav, this is your mentor Joon.
Winter olympics is only four days away from today. It is pointed out that Beijing Olympic is hosted with 100 per cent fake snow, but there is an interesting story behind it. It is not due to climate change. Beijing's average rainfall is less than 10mm which is surely not enough to even accumulate. They should have and would have known the fact, but it was ignored. How they are going to produce snows without harming environment is the point we should watch for.
Well read your article and let's keep up.
Best,
Joon
Posted 31-01-2022 12:51