Climate change means more landslides in NZ – but new tech can help reduce the risk
- Written by Oliver Wigmore, Senior Research Fellow, Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Hagen Hopkins/Getty ImagesThousands of slips in Tairāwhiti in January. The loss of eight lives in the Bay of Plenty later that month. And, days ago, landslides that damaged homes, forced evacuations and blocked roads across the North Island.
With each bout of extreme rainfall in New Zealand, landslides are becoming an increasingly familiar...
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