Climate change effects have burgeoning consequences for tourism

June 30, 2026 — 5:00am

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For lovers of winter sports, it’s been a depressing start to the ski season – unseasonally warm temperatures have kept snow to a minimum and even an initial early flurry of the white stuff was followed by bucketloads of rain that have all but washed most of the cover away.

Skiers and boarders are checking webcams daily and finding more green grass than snow, and with school holidays starting next week, many families will be desperately trying to cancel or move bookings that have cost them an arm and a leg.

Snow coverage is in a long-term spiral due to rising temperatures caused by climate change, according to data from the Bureau of Meteorology. This winter has also been affected by the onset of an El Nino weather........

© The Sydney Morning Herald