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  Minor correction: it's not global warming. It's climate change. This small difference is what has enabled idiots across the world to claim that global warming is a hoax because it's cold where they are, but disregard all the other effects.
context: To be fair, skiing won't exist in a few decades anyway. >
  
  Sure it will, just in different spots. >
  
  We really are fucked aren't we. Hard to stay positive in face of all this catastrophic news. >
  
  I try to look at it like it was inevitable, not that we're failing. We've got a lot of basic stuff in our lizard brains working against us that just isn't compatible with later stage civilization. And it's not just us, the great filter seems pretty ruthless. 
  We're just another out of control species without enough predators that will destroy itself. We just got more out of control than most. It's been happening since life started on this planet and will continue until the whole place is a lifeless rock. >
  
  These record temperatures will become the norm in the next two decades and we will wish bad ski conditions will be the worst of the consequences. 
  This will wreak havoc on river water levels throughout Europe, and with that water for irrigation, industrial cooling and drinking water. >
  
  It depends.  If the jetstream is finally disrupted Europe could get very cold again very quickly (bad news for different readons). >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 88%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  Over the past couple of weeks much of Europe has been enjoying record temperatures for the time of year.
  Alpine regions have seen unseasonably warm conditions and limited snow has forced the closure of many ski lifts, especially those lower down, driving the keenest skiers to the higher slopes.
  The number of day skiers mostly from Switzerland was down by 8% "Due to rain, almost spring-like temperatures and lack of snow at low altitudes" notedExternal link the national tourist board on January 3.
  
  
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  I thought global warming was made up by Greta Thunberg and hollywood. Guess not.