In 2018, Samer Tawk became the first athlete to represent Lebanon in cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics. A year later, he was lying in a hospital bed wondering if he would ever walk again.

JUST seven years ago, Samer Tawk questioned if he would ever walk again. Now, he is preparing to compete at the Winter Olympics in Cortina. Tawk, 27, thought his career was over when he suffered a

As humans continue to burn planet-heating fossil fuels, winter is changing: Snowfall is declining, snowpack is shrinking and temperatures are rising in many places. For those who rely on snow for their livelihoods,