Flooding in New Zealand

@KiwiBird I'm in the Tweed, NSW. Our area got hit last Feb (2022). We're still recovering - less than half the roads mended, and only 10% of those who lost their homes have been re-housed. I think it will take many years to fully recover. We are making some decent improvements in planning for how to cope better in future disasters.

I think, even if a huge weather event is only half someone else's, it's still a big deal if you've never experienced it before. It means the architecture, engineering and infrastructure hasn't been designed to cope.

Climate change is now affecting every country in the world.

@hartfire Also strange how those November floods have just hit the Murray mouth....been a slow burn.

@KiwiBird Yes, I was wondering how long it would take for those floods to reach the Murray mouth, how it'll affect the wildlife, and how much people will reserve in dams. Most people might not want the water now, but when drought returns...
I hope lots of it sunk into the ground and helped replenish the deepest water tables.
I've also been wondering how it will affect our cereal and fruit harvest this year. I'm amazed at the lack of broader detail from the news channels.

@MrBrownstone you like bad dad jokes huh..

@MrBrownstone It's Trump's fault!