Tokyo to test snow machines for sweltering 2020 summer Olympics


TOKYO (Reuters) - In a bid to keep visitors cool in blistering temperatures expected during next year's Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games, organisers may deploy machines to sprinkle spectators with manmade snow.

Artificial snow is the latest stratagem being considered to counter high humidity and summer temperatures that commonly exceed 30 degrees Celsius (86°F) in July and August, when the games are scheduled in the Japanese capital.

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