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Extreme weather events coming for us all
Long stories short, here’s the top six news items of note in climate news for Aotearoa this week, and a discussion above between Bernard Hickey and The Kākā’s climate correspondent Cathrine Dyer:
* “Why does everywhere seem to be flooding right now, Vox asks, as a new study predicts that 70% of humanity will be hit by extreme weather events within the next 20 years.
* Distilled examines insurance retreat as Hurricane Helene wipes out entire communities in states where fewer than 5% of home owners have flood insurance. A 2020 study predicts full insurance retreat from flood-prone coastal…
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