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Posted Wed Feb 11 2009: from London Daily Telegraph: Scottish ski industry could disappear due to global warming, warns Met Office http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1234388780 The country's five resorts are currently enjoying exceptional conditions after heavy snowfall in the Highlands, but climate change may mean they have less than 50 years of ski-ing left. Alex Hill, chief government advisor with the Met Office, said the amount of snow in the Scottish mountains had been decreasing for the last 40 years and there was no reason for the decline to stop. He added: "Put it this way, I will not be investing in the ski-ing industry. Will there be a ski industry in Scotland in 50 years' time? Very unlikely." [Read more stories about: climate impacts, global warming] New!: Your Quips: BillyBoy says: "The Scots ski? Who knew?" Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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