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Climate Change and the W.Va. Winter Sports Industry

Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:11:09
Publish Date: 2019-01-04 07:00:00
Description: On this West Virginia Morning, thousands of visitors come to West Virginia every winter for outdoor recreation. The state is home to five ski resorts, and winter sports generate an estimated $250 million in economic benefits annually. But warmer, wetter winters are reducing the ideal conditions for producing and keeping snow on the ground. Energy and environment reporter Brittany Patterson recently spent some time learning about how climate change will likely impact West Virginia’s winter sports.
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