Climate Change – The Positives for the Snowies

Image – Falls Creek
Words – Tess Cook

Mountainwatch.com’s meteorologist The Grasshopper ended his article with “my bet is if humans don’t do enough to cut their greenhouse emissions, then by 2070 you can kiss the snow industry in Australia good-bye”.

But what might the CSIRO’s State of the Climate report mean in practical terms for the snow industry and those involved in snow sports and is the outlook as pessimistic as our own meteorologist makes it appear?

In the end though, the best answer has to be to put every effort into halting the effects of climate change. The Grasshopper says that if humans make an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the forecast could become more positive.

For more information on the ways the Snow Industry of Australia is facing climate change visit the Alpine Resorts Coordinating Council’s website