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"Australia’s snow season has begun to melt away early as unseasonable warmth
cuts snowfalls to almost half the average for this time of year, experts say.
A global-heating fuelled early blast of spring weather means the season may
have peaked early, with snow fields melted by warm temperatures and washed away
by showers.
The season had a slow start in June before a big dump in July pushed the key
gauge at Spencers Creek up to a healthy snow depth of 124cm.
But persistent high heat has melted that down towards 100cm, almost half the
historical average, according to Australia National University climate
scientist Georgy Falster.
“I grew up skiing at Perisher and … two metres in August was very normal,” she
said. “That’s what you would expect.”
Snow depths had fallen on average since records began in the 1950s and seasons
would continue to end earlier as global heating continued, Falster said."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
