Elevating chair-lift of Perisher valley ski resort at Kosciuszko national park, NSW, Australia. Source: Adobe Stock
Australia’s ski season is about to get even shorter, with new modelling detailing what’s in store for the nation’s most popular resorts.
It’s no secret climate change is already hurting the ecology and economy of the Australian Alps.
Previous work has documented a 30% drop in snow cover in recent decades, with the average snow season at alpine resorts shrinking accordingly.
New modelling has shed light on what lies ahead for specific resorts, under low, medium and high climate change scenarios.
It suggests most of Australia’s resorts could be useless for snow sports roughly 50 years from now, under a worst-case, high-emissions scenario.
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