New Zealand could see more deadly landslides as climate crisis triggers intense storms, experts warn
As it grapples with two fatal tragedies, questions emerge over how to protect the country from more landslides – its deadliest natural hazardNew Zealand could experience an increase in landslides – its most deadly natural hazard – as global warming triggers more intense and frequent storms,...
<p>As it grapples with two fatal tragedies, questions emerge over how to protect the country from more landslides – its deadliest natural hazard</p><p>New Zealand could experience an increase in landslides – its most deadly natural hazard – as global warming triggers more intense and frequent storms, experts have warned in the wake of two landslide tragedies in the North Island.</p><p>New Zealand’s landscapes are scarred with the evidence of landslides – they are responsible for more than 1,800 deaths since written records began – more than earthquakes and volcanoes combined.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/28/new-zealand-landslides-climate-crisis-storms">Continue reading...</a>
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