Local Focus: Eight million tonnes of sediment still coats Esk Valley
Scientists are flying in to understand how the region can better prepare for the future.
Source: nzherald.co.nz
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Local Focus: Eight million tonnes of sediment still coats Esk Valley
Scientists are flying in to understand how the region can better prepare for the future.
Source: nzherald.co.nz
Local Focus: Eight million tonnes of sediment still coats Esk Valley
Scientists are flying in to understand how the region can better prepare for the future.
Source: nzherald.co.nz
Community Scoop » Why We Should Release New Zealand's Strangled Rivers To Lessen The Impact Of Future Floods
When two West Coast rivers flooded on the same day in 2019, the Waiho tore down a bridge and cut off local communities for 18 days, and the Fox eroded a landfill, exposing 135 tonnes of rubbish that contaminated beaches more than 100km away. A flood on the Rangitata River during the same year severed road, rail and power connections along the east coast of the South Island and cut a 25km path to the sea through prime dairy country. We shouldn’t be surprised when our rivers break their banks ...
Source: scoop.co.nz