Climate Change In Australia Archives - Protect Our Winters Australia

Climate Kids: Snow and Ice

10 February 202529 March 2025 by Alastair McLeod

Dr Linden Ashcroft (Senior Lecturer: Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences) and Dr Lily O'Neill (Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures) team up on The University Of Melbourne's Climate Kids series to look at Snow and Ice. This episode answers the questions of Climate Kids living in Australia's snowy regions and takes a look at the challenges facing these places. More... READ MORE

“Our Changing Snowscapes” Report Released

4 June 202412 September 2024 by POW Australia

ANU x POW have just released the Our Changing Snowscapes: Climate Change Impacts and Recommendations for the Australian Alps’ Report The new report reviews the current state of climate change impacts on the Australian Alps, presents new modelling of climate change impacts on Australia's ski resorts and provides recommendations for a better path forward. For the first time the SkiSim2... READ MORE

Update: Save Our Snow Climate Data

25 November 202313 May 2024 by POW Australia

For those who have been following POW’s campaign asking Snowy Hydro to return to regular measurements at Spencers Creek, great news!
Thanks to your response to our ‘Save our Snow Climate Data’ Campaign, and a wonderful article by Cosmos, Snowy Hydro has committed to increasing the frequency of their measurements!

How increased CO2 is affecting our mountain environment

15 November 20233 February 2025 by POW Australia

While we may lose ski days to the warming climate, it is the plants and animals living in the High Country that are hit the hardest. As the flora and fauna have evolved to live in a very specific environment, slight changes will have big impacts.

Welcome To Our Alpine Environment

10 November 20234 April 2024 by POW Australia

The Australian alpine environment makes up such a small physical space on our continent. A cold and often harsh space has seen species evolve interesting adaptations to allow them to survive and flourish.

The Aussie Snow Gum: An Icon In Trouble

19 August 20234 April 2024 by POW Australia

Any visitor to the Australian Alps would be no stranger to the snow gum. Its rainbow bark and twisted trunk are synonymous with the high country itself. “They are the iconic tree of the mountains”, says Cam Walker of Mountain Journal fame and Friends of the Earth.
Tragically, Cam says, because of climate change, the trees are “facing the prospect of ecological collapse”

The untold story of Spencers Creek snow monitoring and climate change

9 July 20232 April 2024 by POW Australia

Hidden in between Charlotte Pass and Perisher Valley in New South Wales, lies a small snow recording station called Spencers Creek, run by Snowy Hydro. Since 1954, it has quietly collected valuable data, becoming the backbone of scientific research by The Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO, and several universities.

The Snowy Mountains Backcountry Showed Me The Effects of Climate Change First Hand

28 February 20223 February 2025 by Alex Parsons

Before she started guiding through the Snowy Mountains backcountry, Alex was somewhat oblivious to the effects of climate change on Australia’s snow-covered rooftop. Now she’s teaching others about the fragility of this ecosystem and sharing her story to call for action on climate change now.