From the Regional Council
Climate change has been the subject of arguments for a good many years now. Initially the disagreement centred on whether or not it was actually happening. Then, when the massive weather events worldwide seemed to solidly support the affirmative, the contention moved to whether humans had anything to do with it or not. Now, even that is largely accepted although some will challenge just how much impact man is having on the cyclical climate patterns.
If we put all the arguments to one side however, and accept that our weather will be different in the future; the questions we need to answer are, how different and what do we need to do to adapt?
While the answer to the first may seem a bit like crystal ball gazing it is possible to make informed comment by looking at weather pattern trends and modelling the outcomes. To help with this Greater Wellington Regional Council has worked with NIWA and the latest report on climate drivers and impacts is out. … Continue Reading
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