by brent@geohazassess.co.nz | May 30, 2021 | Auckland coastline, Climate change, Coastal Flooding, Erosion, Property insurability, Property value, Sea-level rise, Severe weather events
Modified from a Newshub article (dated May 29th, 2021): Tens of thousands of Kiwi homes in low-lying coastal areas throughout the country could be deemed uninsurable over the next few decades due to increased storminess, accelerated sea-level rise and corresponding...
by brent@geohazassess.co.nz | Mar 9, 2021 | Auckland coastline, Climate change, Coastal Flooding, Erosion, Property insurability, Property value, Sea-level rise
Climate change begets more frequent severe weather and flood events, whose capacity for destruction should check coastal development—but it hasn’t. Instead, the same actors (developers, engineers, architects) respond by building higher or stronger, elevating a mantle...
by brent@geohazassess.co.nz | Mar 3, 2021 | Auckland coastline, Climate change, Coastal Flooding, Erosion, Property insurability, Property value, Sea-level rise
Auckland City has high exposure to coastal hazards including coastal instability and erosion since the region has over 3,200 km of coastline including three major harbours and a range of sandy beaches and dunes, rocky shores and cliffs, estuaries and offshore islands....
by brent@geohazassess.co.nz | Feb 27, 2021 | Climate change, Coastal Flooding, Ocean currents, Property insurability, Property value, Severe weather events
Modified Source Extracts: Inside Climate News and The Guardian news article (dated 25 & 26th Feb. 2021) – The oceans have thousands of currents, gyres and eddies that carry water around the planet. Their movements regulate the Earth’s climate and transport...
by brent@geohazassess.co.nz | Feb 14, 2021 | Climate change, Coastal Flooding, Property insurability, Property value
Thousands of Tasman homes at risk of storm inundation and sea level rise Our latest blog comes from Stuff and looks at the risk to homes, businesses, national parks, water treatment plants, roading and environmental sites in Motueka-Riwaka and other Nelson / Tasman...
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