Climate change isn't just a future risk (although it is), it's increasing the frequency and potential damage of major weather events in the here and now.
"The silverbeet and cabbage crops looked as if someone had shot a machine gun at the plants"
- #JayClarke, 2022
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Damage to roads, powerlines after tornado rips through Levin
Extreme weather across parts of the North Island have seen buildings damaged, the Auckland Harbour Bridge closed and one person injured by a fallen tree in Waikato.RNZ News (RNZ)