WELLINGTON, May 3 — The sea level is rising twice as fast as previously forecast around parts of New Zealand, according to research published yesterday, putting the country’s two largest cities at risk decades earlier than expected. Government-backed data amassed from around the country’s...
WELLINGTON, May 3 — The sea level is rising twice as fast as previously forecast around parts of New Zealand, according to research published yesterday, putting the country’s two largest cities at risk decades earlier than expected.
Their prognosis means authorities have much less time than expected to introduce climate adaptation plans, including relocating coastal communities. With that rate of rise, Wellington residents can expect once-a-century flood damage every year on average. It is predicted that the sea level will rise 50 per cent faster in the city’s downtown waterfront and in several central-city suburbs, with wide-ranging implications for house prices and insurance rates.
“The first port of call isn’t necessarily managed retreat because there are a range of options that can be used,” she told Radio New Zealand.
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