Canterbury Floods: Climate Change and Community Resilience: June 02, 2021

Over the weekend Canterbury saw a massive flooding event that experts have described as a one in 100 year event. 

News and Editorial Director Jemima Huston talks to University of Otago Acting Director for the Centre for Sustainability Caroline Orchiston about the resilience of the Canterbury community throughout the rainfall event. Jemima also speaks to Senior Research Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington’s Climate Change Research Institute Dr Judy Lawrence about the growing relevance of climate warming in extreme weather events.