Photo / George HeardA spate of damaging extreme weather events - including three big deluges in recent months - has left even MetService meteorologists surprised. Today marks three years since the national forecaster introduced its 'red warnings' - advisories that are reserved only for the most extreme weather - and it's since had to issue seven of them. Between 2010 and 2019, a total of 14 weather events led to local states of emergencies being declared. "So, with more extreme events in the future, then it is likely that Aotearoa New Zealand will have more red warnings." "Hopefully, Aotearoa New Zealand will also have climate change mitigation measures in place which will enable our infrastructure to better cope with extreme weather events."

Source: New Zealand Herald May 26, 2022 18:30 UTC