Tag: Superstorms
Call NZ’s catastrophic deluge a ‘climate disaster’, says Greenpeace
Asia Pacific Report
Greenpeace claimed today claimed New Zealand's extreme rain and flooding crisis in the North Island at the weekend as a "climate disaster".
"As...
Auckland floods a future sign – city needs stormwater systems fit...
ANALYSIS: By James Renwick, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The extraordinary flood event Auckland experienced on the night of January 27, the...
Climate change: sea levels rising twice as fast as thought in...
SPECIAL REPORT: By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News climate reporter
Explosive new data shows the sea level is rising twice as fast as previously thought in...
Covid pandemic blows world off course over climate crisis, says Bainimarama
By Timoci Vula in Suva
Nearly two years since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, its global socioeconomic “headwinds” have blown many countries far off...
Urgent call for help on Kadavu island after Keni’s Fiji devastation
By Vilimaina Naqelevuki in Suva
A resort owner on Kadavu has called on Fijians to urgently assist those on the island after the devastation caused...
Veteran climate scientist forecasts loss of all coastal cities
Ice melt, sea level rise and superstorms ... Professor Hansen speaks on the science and implications. Video: Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions
An “alarming” new...