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Rain stops play: How climate change is already disrupting UK sport

Madeleine Cuff
Madeleine Cuff
clock 07 February 2018 •
The golfing industry is facing major disruption from heavy rain and coastal erosion | Credit: Daveynin/ Flickr
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The golfing industry is facing major disruption from heavy rain and coastal erosion | Credit: Daveynin/ Flickr

Extreme weather, coastal erosion, and changing climate is taking its toll on iconic British sports

The sight of a snow machine dusting mountain slopes with fake powder is now a common site across European ski resorts. Likewise, tennis enthusiasts now have no need to worry about the weather come Wimbledon,...

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