VAUSE: Well, portions of the U.S. border wall with Mexico came down on Wednesday because of high winds. The newly installed panels felling on trees on the Mexican side of the border. U.S. officials say the panels had been set in concrete but had not been securing the ongoing project to improve portions of the border wall that's been a hallmark of U.S. President Donald Trump since his early days of his campaign. Norway is in the middle of an unanticipated warm winter so there is very little snowfall on the ski slopes and they're now using fake snow to make up for the lack of the real thing and there are fears the problem actually may just get worse. Here's Robyn Curnow.</s>ROBYN CURNOW, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Navigating the slopes in Norway, children learn how to ski, the country's national pastime. But scientists warned that by the time these students become experts snow will be an increasingly short supply. Already this year's ski venues are using man-made snow to cover up the green patches of ground created by unseasonably warm winter temperatures.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's a bit worrying so I hope this is an exception, and one half (ph) here but we'll see.</s>CURNOW: Experts say it's now an isolated case and that winter will be hotter and shorter. The country recently recorded its warmest day in January ever when temperatures in one town hit 19 degrees Celsius -- that's more than 25 degrees above the monthly average.</s>REIDUN GANGSTO SKALAND, NORWEGIAN METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE: And now we can see that we have less days with temperatures below zero in the future.</s>CURNOW: Shorter winters could mean fewer days to ski. In 30 years scientists predict the</s>ERIC HAMMER, CEO, SNO INDOOR SKI CENTRE: Here in Norway and the meaning of skiing for Norwegian as, you know, it's our</s>DNA. CURNOW: Robyn Curnow, CNN.</s>VAUSE: Thank you for watching CNN NEWSROOM. I'm John Vause. Please stay with us. "WORLD SPORT" with Patrick Snell starts after the break.
Norway Losing Snow Due to Warmer Winters