Europe saw its second-warmest winter as global sea ice set a new record low
![An aerial view shows a closed slope of artificial snow below Zugspitze mountain on January 16, 2023, near Ehrwald, Austria. (Image credit: Philipp Guelland/Getty Images) An aerial view shows a closed slope of artificial snow below Zugspitze mountain on January 16, 2023, near Ehrwald, Austria.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2023-03/GettyImages-1246277533.jpg?h=a78000c5&itok=DTiKB1wf)
An aerial view shows a closed slope of artificial snow below Zugspitze mountain on January 16, 2023, near Ehrwald, Austria. Europe had its second-warmest meteorological winter on record, behind the winter of 2019-2020, leading to a lack of snow at many of its ski resorts. (Image credit: Philipp Guelland/Getty Images)