Sochi é o local ideal para os Jogos de Inverno da Rússia...!!! / The Economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2014/02/economist-explains-2 The Economist explains Why Sochi is, ironically, the perfect place for the winter Olympics Feb 5th 2014, 23:50 by A.O. | MOSCOW SOCHI, a subtropical resort on the Black Sea coast, seems an odd place to stage the winter Olympics. It is the warmest place in Russia, where people go to escape winter. The weather forecast for the coast where the opening ceremony will be held on February 7th is 10-12°C (50-54°F). The competitions which require snow will be held in the mountains above Sochi, where the day temperature is just above freezing. Fearing a lack of snow, Russia stored last year's (though recent snowfalls made this insurance measure superfluous). Sochi is also on the edge of a war zone in the North Caucasus. Counter-terrorist operations are being carried out less than 200 miles away . Why did the Russians make such a curious choice? Russian offic...