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Live weather updates: Evacuations in parts of Tai Rāwhiti, Hawke's Bay (www.rnz.co.nz)
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Evacuations are under way in parts of Tai Rāwhiti, with police going door to door, as heavy rains and wind continue to lash the district.

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[–] themusicman@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Little told Checkpoint the weather had been "devastating", with some previously existing homes that had never been underwater getting submerged as well as new homes built after Cyclone Gabrielle.

We're pretty stupid, aren't we

[–] deadbeef79000 3 points 5 months ago

Yet, when a council says "you can't build there it'll flood in a one-in-fifty year event" they get called obstructive, litigated, and then a developer builds there anyway and sells at a premium.

When I bought my home, I actually considered floods, climate change, and the imminent west Antarctic ice sheet collapse with the the resulting sea level rise.

We've known about climate change for a hundred years and are still acting all surprised that it is happening.

[–] Ilovethebomb 2 points 4 months ago

That is kinda depressing that we built houses on the same land that got flooded after Gabrielle.