Monday, January 17, 2005

-Global warming melts winter joy at top German resort

"Garmisch-Partenkirchen gained worldwide fame as the venue for the 1936 winter Olympics, but the picturesque town of 27,000 has now become more reliant on summer tourism because rain falls more often than snow in winter.

As the snow line retreats up mountains in the face of what many scientists believe to be the effects of global warming, Garmisch -- at an altitude of 700 metres (2,300 feet) -- is rarely covered in snow. Losing its 'white gold' has alarmed the local populace."

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