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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

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

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

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

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?

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...