Since 1947 the island's 34 glaciers have decreased by 11 percent in area and 12 percent in volume, with half the loss occurring in the 1980s. Air temperature has risen 1.3° F (0.7°C) between 1947 and 2001.
Reference: Pockely, P., 2001. Climate change transforms island ecosystem. Nature, 410: 616.
Reuters, 2001a. Global warming melts Australia's glaciers. Article by Michael Perry, May 31, 2001, Sydney, Australia.
