Photo / RNZBy RNZA milestone report detailing the risks that climate change poses to Otago including widespread flooding will be tabled this afternoon. The Otago Climate Change Risk Assessment found that in the long-term, climate change put the region at risk of an increase in intense rainfall events, drought, coastal erosion and inundation, and more extreme heat days above 30 degrees Celsius in Central Otago. • Extreme, rare rainfall events are projected to become more severe in the future under all four climate change scenarios. "The effects of climate change will not be spread evenly across the population, exacerbating existing socioeconomic and ethnic health inequalities." Collaborative innovation across all sectors can assist climate change adaptation."

Source: New Zealand Herald March 09, 2021 21:11 UTC