Is wild weather the new normal?

By Greg Dixon
New Zealand Listener·
13 mins to read

Is wild weather the new normal?
Flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Awatoto, near the city of Napier. Photo / Getty Images

First the good news. You shouldn’t need gumboots, a raincoat or even a canoe to leave the house next summer. Well, probably. For those fearing that climate change means this year’s appalling weather is New Zealand’s new normal, chances are it won’t be.

With rising global average temperatures expected to

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