By Michael Shields / Reuters, AROSA, SwitzerlandThe prospect of searing heatwaves driving holidaymakers to cool mountains and children asking grandparents about their memories of snow is focusing minds in Alpine ski resorts on the implications of climate change. The Arosa ski resort in eastern Switzerland has created a US$6.5 million refuge hosting Napa and two other bears rescued from cages at restaurants in Albania to help draw summer visitors and reduce its reliance on skiers and snowboarders. Arosa has reinvented itself before — moving to winter tourism in the 1930s after decades as a health resort for tuberculosis patients. Jenny, who fears a sharp decline in snowfall over the next 20 or 30 years, is hedging his bets. DANISH INDUSTRIAL ESTATEMountain resorts tend to be higher in Switzerland than in Austria or France, giving them better chances as snow becomes scarcer.

Source: Taipei Times July 20, 2019 15:56 UTC