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- 1Only seven Japanese ski resorts may rely on natural snow by century's end▼Japan ski resorts using only natural snow could fall to 7 due to global warming: study
A new study warns that global warming could shrink the number of Japanese ski resorts able to operate on natural snow alone to just seven. Japan's ski industry, long famous for its powder, depends heavily on reliable winter snowfall, and rising temperatures are expected to shorten seasons and threaten resorts, particularly at lower elevations, raising concerns for tourism-dependent regional economies.