Canada: Climate change leaves hockey on thin ice

Montreal Gazette: Concordia University geography professor and climate-change researcher Damon Matthews has bad news for fans of pickup hockey -- there might not be any more outdoor rinks in southern Canada by 2050. Matthews and colleagues from McGill University published a study last year that discovered a significant decrease in the length of the skating season during the past half-century in Canada. "The number of days that are cold enough to lay an extra layer of ice on the rink has decreased pretty much...

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