Regrowth threatens alpine water

摘要

Climate change could have radical effects on Australia's alpine regions. New predictions are that by 2050 virtually no snow will fall on the Snowy Mountains. Bushfires will become more frequent and severe. Aside from major ecological changes, University of NSW (UNSW) researchers say an equally great worry is that water yields are likely to plummet with serious consequences farther afield, particularly for the Murray-Darling system.