European ski resorts struggle due to lack of snow as 2023 begins with record temperatures

The mild weather in the French Alps and the Pyrenees has seriously disrupted the activity of alpine ski resorts, leading to the closure of half of the slopes in France. Picture: Jeff Pachoud/ AFP via Getty Images

The new year has barely begun but already weather records are being broken across Europe thanks to a heatwave likely “supercharged” by human-induced climate change.

Most of the continent was significantly warmer than average on New Year’s Day as warm air from the tropics blew north.