Grim Climate Change Prediction For Oz Skiers
Grim Climate Change Prediction For Oz Skiers
Global warming may make snowfall at Australia's ski resorts a thing of the past, leaving fans of the white stuff worried.
5:29am UK, Saturday 13 October 2012
By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent
Nearly two-thirds of the snow in Australia's popular ski resorts may have disappeared by 2020, according to climate change research.
The Australian ski industry is worth around £700m a year, but scientists warn skiers and snowboarders may be forced to go abroad for the snow in years to come.
Griffith University associate professor Catherine Pickering believes the alpine region is one of the country's most threatened areas from climate change.
"We've predicted by 2020 to lose something like 60% of the snow cover of the Australian Alps," she said.
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