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Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests

Earth is losing ice faster today than in the mid-1990s, study suggests

by brent@geohazassess.co.nz | Jan 26, 2021 | Climate change, Coastal Flooding

Source: Reuters news article (25th Jan. 2021) – Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change nudges global temperatures and sea-level’s ever higher. Altogether, an estimated 28 trillion metric tons of ice...
On ‘borrowed time’ – coastal property values at Port Waikato affected by continuing erosion

On ‘borrowed time’ – coastal property values at Port Waikato affected by continuing erosion

by brent@geohazassess.co.nz | Jan 21, 2021 | Climate change, Coastal Flooding

Source: NZ Stuff news article (21st Jan. 2021) – Living by the beach isn’t particularly relaxing when the sea could wipe out your home in less than two decades. When Jo Poland bought a coastal property at Port Waikato in 1994, she looked at the ocean through...
World’s oceans continue to warm, despite reduced carbon emissions

World’s oceans continue to warm, despite reduced carbon emissions

by brent@geohazassess.co.nz | Jan 17, 2021 | Climate change, Coastal Flooding

Source: CGTN news article (17th Jan. 2021) – Despite reductions in global carbon emissions due to the COVID-19 lockdown, the world’s oceans in 2020 were the warmest in recorded history, according to a new study just published in the journal Advances in...
Coastal properties in hot demand

Coastal properties in hot demand

by brent@geohazassess.co.nz | Jan 5, 2021 | Climate change, Coastal Flooding

Source: Radio NZ news article (dated Jan. 5th, 2021) – A valuation company said that coastal properties remain popular as buyers fail to heed dire forecasts about the effects of future climate change. A report released in December by Deep South National Science...
1000’s of Tasman homes at risk of storm inundation & sea-level rise

1000’s of Tasman homes at risk of storm inundation & sea-level rise

by brent@geohazassess.co.nz | Dec 16, 2020 | Climate change, Coastal Flooding

Source: Stuff (dated December 16th, 2020) – An estimated 8400 people live in low-lying coastal areas of Tasman District that are considered vulnerable to storm inundation and sea level rise, according to a new Council report. More than 5000 buildings, mostly in...
How long is it financially safe to own a low-lying coastal home?

How long is it financially safe to own a low-lying coastal home?

by brent@geohazassess.co.nz | Dec 14, 2020 | Climate change, Coastal Flooding

Source: Radio NZ news article (dated Dec. 14th, 2020) – This article highlights that at some point in the next five, 10, or 15 years, the penny will drop with buyers that low-lying coastal properties are long-term financial liabilities. Insurers have already...
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