One in eight ski resorts worldwide could lack natural snow by the end of the century as quantities of snow diminish due to climate change, according to a German report released on Wednesday evening. “Climate change is significantly altering the patterns of natural snowfall, which has strong but varying consequences for ski resorts worldwide,” said Veronika Mitterwallner, a researcher at the University of Bayreuth’s Department of Sports Ecology. “In all major ski regions, a substantial decrease in the number of days with natural snow cover is expected under every emission scenario assessed,” sa…