Environmental realities will demand change

In the fourth and final of a four-part series based on Northland Regional Council’s State of the Environment (Coastal) Report, published in August, we look at our changing climate and coastal hazards, and the increasing risks posed by coastal erosion, ocean acidification, warming oceans and coastal flooding. Northland’s coastlines are under increasing pressure – not only from the relentless forces of nature, but also from the decisions of people determined to live as close as possible to the sea. As development continues in areas already known to be at risk, experts warn that climate change, c...