A significant number of New Zealanders overestimate sea-level rise — and that could stop them from taking action
- Written by: Rebecca Priestley, Associate professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Hagen Hopkins/Getty ImagesFollowing a recent storm surge in Wellington, some media coverage expressed surprise that 30cm of sea-level rise – an unavoidable amount projected to happen by the middle of this century – would turn a one-in-100-year coastal flood into an annual event.
Our research survey, published last week, confirms that...