RNZ
Half of people worry they will not be able to afford house insurance as the risk of climate-driven natural disasters grows, an annual poll shows.
RNZ
Flood-hit South Wairarapa farmer Rod Sutherland wants out.
NZ Herald
Eleven flood resilience projects will give Hawke’s Bay stronger protection than it had during Cyclone Gabrielle . But despite the $265 million cost, none of...
NZ Herald
An Emergency Operations Centre has been activated in Wairarapa after a stormy and destructive period of weather, with more rain expected over the next 24...
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As a rare one-two punch of earthquakes hit Venezuela this week, residents in the capital Caracas watched in horror as buildings shook and were sent "pancaking" before their eyes.
France 24
The tremors that hit Venezuela on Wednesday evening have killed nearly 600 people and injured thousands. The disaster consisted of a rare phenomenon called a “doublet”, meaning a quick succession of…
Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
Northland communities are continuing to demonstrate remarkable resilience in the face of increasingly severe weather events, according to Te Pāti Māori MP Hūhana Lyndon. Lyndon says repeated storms, flooding and […]
A new stocktake shows Māori appointments have declined from a 2023 high, while several major government portfolios have little or no Māori representation.
CNN
Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward after the 2011 earthquake.
RNZ
It's like a scene from a Hollywood movie: a major earthquake along the San Andreas fault ripples through Los Angeles, destroying infrastructure, sparking fires and triggering landslides.
The Conversation
For many isiXhosa-speaking residents, disaster warnings arrive too late, or in language that is difficult to understand.
Research reveals Auckland’s volcanoes have released about 26,000 kilotonnes of carbon dioxide and 9000 kilotonnes of sulphur dioxide over the past 200,000 years.
The Conversation
The tsunami struck just 12 hours after a cruise ship had left the fjord, rattling the tourism industry.
RNZ
The Insurance Council wants the government to scrap the levy that collects hundreds of millions of dollars for Fire and Emergency, and replace it with one that pays for natural disaster resilience.
NZ Herald
A surge in landslides across Northland is being driven by more frequent extreme weather, with engineers warning the Far North’s slopes are increasingly...
www.abc.net.au
Years after bushfires covered their cities in smoke, mothers are left wondering if their children's chronic illnesses began with what was in the air before they were born.
CNN
Scientists say they have evidence of a new continental rift forming in southern Africa that could eventually develop into a new tectonic plate boundary.
RNZ
"Decisive" action is needed, a Climate Change Commission report says, with weather already causing "long-lasting hurt, grief and fear".
www.civildefence.govt.nz
The proposed Emergency Management Rule 1: Forms for Declarations of States of Emergency and Transition Periods is now available for public comment.
waateanews.com
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New research is looking to examples from the past to inform how marae might relocate and rebuild in the face of natural hazards brought on by climate change.
RNZ
Explainer - Has climate change made weather forecasting harder to do - and how is technology changing the game?
RNZ
The capital's southern suburbs were hit the hardest by the storm on Monday. These are some of the stories from those who live there
Wairoa mayor Craig Little chose not to join other Hawke's Bay councils in declaring a local state of emergency during Cyclone Vaianu, calling it "woke" decision-making.
CNN
Scientists say they have uncovered new clues in Australia about when plate tectonics began on Earth, the only known planet to have the geological process.
Natural hazard risk is a reality of living in New Zealand. Use this checklist to make sure you understand the risk profile of a property, before you buy.
RNZ
Explainer: Looking forward to a quiet Sunday night? Your phone may have other plans.
RNZ
You may not be able to stop water coming onto your property during a storm - but there are some things you can do.
The US Geological Survey believed yesterday's would potentially tie with the sixth largest earthquake recorded, which happened in Chile in 2010, but said it needs more data to verify that.
Humanitarian crises are intensifying due to conflict and climate change. The United Nations, through OCHA, leads efforts to bring the world together to tackle humanitarian emergencies and save the lives of people caught in crises.
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