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Ski resorts in Australia’s alpine regions just endured record-breaking July heat, with temperatures soaring up to 12°C above normal—shattering decades-old records at Mount Hotham, Falls Creek, and Thredbo. With minimal natural snow and heavy reliance on artificial snowmaking, resorts are struggling as El Niño’s dry, warm conditions worsen. Scientists warn these extreme heat spikes are becoming the new norm in a warming world, signaling deeper climate disruption for winter tourism and fragile mountain ecosystems. A stubborn high-pressure system created a temperature inversion, trapping heat even at high elevations—making this July’s blast a stark, unsettling preview of what’s to come.

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