Australian alpine parks face threat of hotter, dryer climate

[gwynfa]

A simple interest in Tasmanian snowfalls over the last 30 years is enought to see that the local climate has changed. Take enough time to check up Hobart's winter weather from 1800 to 1960s and you will see a marked decrease in low-level snow. It is the rate of change in the past 30 years (my children's lifetime) that is the worry. We may argue why it is changing but climate change itself is a fact. The change in Mt Wellington snows (you could ski up there once) is reflected elswhere.

[andrewbish]

..dismiss this guy, not a data analyst, book to sell ..

Not sure about your logic here, Nuts. I don't think the fact that this guy has written a book on a subject should mean his later writings on same subject should be discounted out of hand. Nor even taken with a grain of salt. The fact that he has written a book on a subject (and for the record I have not read his book) might actually mean he is more researched than most.

There is of course an element of potential self interest here so one should of course keep this in mind. But that said, AFAICT the subject of climate change is a MINEFIELD of conflicts of interest on all sides. We should consider all points of view, research, claims, etc with the bulls##t meter on full.

[eggs]

gwynfa
It appears Thomas Jefferson noticed a substantial shift in snowfall in the space of 37 years around 1800