Chilean ski resorts near Santiago suspended use of up to 90% of their slopes due to severe snow shortage from prolonged drought.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because whoever controls the dams upstream controls the water, food and electricity of everyone downstream — and India's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty shows river flows are now being used as a weapon between nuclear-armed neighbors.
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"A yearslong drought that has plagued the country has led to a shortage of snow so severe that the main ski resorts in the metropolitan area have had to suspend the use of up to 90% of their slopes, according to the Chilean Ski Resorts Association (ACESKI)."
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