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The author of The Inkberg Enigma Jonathan King, left, in conversation with his stepbrother Luke Elworthy of Marlborough. Festival committee chair Sonia O’Regan said many of the audience members had been to every festival since its inception in 2014, and there had been really warm responses from the audience and authors who loved their time in Blenheim. “Special thanks to the individuals, families and businesses in our community who go the extra mile to support the event – they bring their own magic and together create a festival that no one person could achieve on their own,” she said.
Source: University of Waikato
Following a recent storm surge in Wellington, some media coverage expressed surprise that 30cm of sea-level rise â an unavoidable amount projected to happen by the middle of this century â would turn a one-in-100-year coastal flood into an annual event.
Our research survey, published last week, confirms that many New Zealanders (38.2%) indeed underestimate current and projected sea-level rise. But it also shows a similar proportion (35%) overestimate it, and only about about a quarter (26.9%) are in line with current understanding of sea-level rise.
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Our study is part of the public engagement research of the NZ SeaRise programme, which is co-led by Richard Levy and Tim Naish. We surveyed a representative sample of New Zealand adults. The finding that a significant number of New Zealanders overestimate sea-level rise might seem positive at first, as it could lead people to be more prepared, but the evidence indicates thatâs no
Rebecca Priestley, Richard Levy, Taciano L. Milfont, Timothy Naish and Zoë Heine
Following a recent storm surge in Wellington, some media coverage expressed surprise that 30cm of sea-level rise – an unavoidable amount projected to happen by the middle of this century – would turn a one-in-100-year coastal flood into an annual event.
Our research survey, published last week, confirms that many New Zealanders (38.2%) indeed underestimate current and projected sea-level rise. But it also shows a similar proportion (35%) overestimate it, and only about about a quarter (26.9%) are in line with current understanding of sea-level rise.
Our study is part of the public engagement research of the NZ SeaRise programme, which is co-led by Richard Levy and Tim Naish. We surveyed a representative sample of New Zealand adults. The finding that a significant number of New Zealanders overestimate sea-level rise might seem positive at first, as it could lead people to be more prepared,
By Rebecca Priestley, Richard Levy, Taciano L Milfont, Timothy Naish and Zoe Heine of
Following a recent storm surge in Wellington, some media coverage expressed surprise that 30cm of sea-level rise - an unavoidable amount projected to happen by the middle of this century - would turn a one-in-100-year coastal flood into an annual event.
Wave crashes on to the road at Island Bay, Wellington. (File photo).
Photo: Supplied / Katie Hecker Scheid
Our research survey, published last week, confirms that many New Zealanders (38.2 percent) indeed underestimate current and projected sea-level rise. But it also shows a similar proportion (35 percent) overestimate it, and only about about a quarter (26.9 percent) are in line with current understanding of sea-level rise.
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