Snow falls on Western Australia's Bluff Knoll for second time in weeks

ABC News ^ | 1 Sept 2015 | By Gian De Poloni

[BlackVeil]

Snow has fallen in Western Australia's Stirling Ranges, including Bluff Knoll, for the second time in a matter of weeks, after a chilly night in the Great Southern. ... Last month, enough snow fell on Bluff Knoll for hikers to build mini-snowmen. ....

[BlackVeil]

It is the start of spring in the southern hemisphere. Very unusual to get any snow at this time, especially in that hot oven of a place - Western Aust.

[Crazieman]

Was Algore there recently?

[goldstategop]

President Obama warns us the planet will soon lose its ice caps!

Funny, they aren’t getting the message in Western Australia.

[Zuse]

Snowstorm here, snowstorm there — before you know it, you got a glacier!

[BlackVeil]

He must have been planning a visit. There can be no other explanation.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Yeah : )

[DB]

Is that unusual and if so, how unusual?

[BlackVeil]

It is certainly unusual, but the article gives no specific statistics about how often this might be expected to happen. They only quote one witness, and don't get an opinion from the weather experts (who are often pretty useless anyway.)

Mr Byrne contacted ABC Local Radio late this morning while hiking up Bluff Knoll to report snow continuing to fall thick and fast.

The ABC is putting out this story partly for interest, but also because there is some concern for visitors going bush walking, not prepared for such extreme and unseasonable conditions.

[TheDon]

They are a bunch of Deniers.

[bgill]

I blame global warming.

[Yulee]

President Obama warns us the planet will soon lose its ice caps!

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Then why does he want to order icebreakers?

[Thank You Rush]

Oh! Oh! Time for obozo to make a trip to Australia - he can continue on from Alaska - forget about going back to DC. Australia needs him to explain “global warming” to the people there!!!! They are not really experiencing COLD weather or snow. It’s all in their imagination!!!

[FreeAtlanta]

Isolated event /s

Hottest year on record. Yeah, right.

[BlackVeil]

Oh yes. I fully look forward to reading the news, at the end of this year, saying how it is the hottest year on record.

In the meantime, I must stay rugged up. It has been a bitter southern winter, and the cold lingers.

[BobL]

Incredible, snow in August! I wonder how AlGore is taking it.

[Up Yours Marxists]

Now, now. We all know global warming can create wacky weather patterns, including snow, polar ice caps, frozen lakes in June, and glaciers in warm places.