An ‘ordinary’ storm with extraordinary impacts: what made Wellington’s deluge so intense?
Wellington’s extreme deluge was caused by an unfortunate combination of weather factors.
But a warming climate is upping the odds of more of these events in future.
Wellington Declares State of Emergency
- New Zealand declares state of emergency in Wellington as floods hit. #Wellington #Floods #BBCNews BBC News —
- New Zealand declares state of emergency in Wellington as torrential rain causes flash flooding LBC —
- Heavy rain causes flooding and landslips in New Zealand Reuters —
- Heavy rain causes flooding, landslips in New Zealand's capital Reuters —
- State of emergency declared in New Zealand after flash flooding Sky News —