Olympics: Artificial snow tested as heat countermeasure at canoe venue

Due to concerns over extreme heat during next summer's Tokyo Olympics, local organizers on Friday tested whether artificial snow could be used to cool spectators at outdoor venues.At a canoe sprint test event at Sea Forest Waterway on Tokyo Bay, a snow-making truck employed in shooting movies and commercials was used, dispersing artificial snow over about 160 members of the Olympic organizing committee staff in an uncovered seating section.The deadly heat in the capital has been a major headache for the organizers, as temperature regularly tops 30 C in July and August when the games will ta…READ FULL ARTICLE