Karekare locals with the aid of officials started clearing blocked roads after Cyclone Gabrielle. Photo: RNZ / Leonard Powell
On the second anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle, GNS Science principal scientist and friend of the show Graham Leonard joins Mihi to talk about landslides.
Landslides have caused more fatalities than any other natural hazard in New Zealand, and are the most claimed-for in terms of insurance too.
Graham says they’re often not well understood or talked about, but they were a big part of Cyclone Gabrielle’s impacts and that they will worsen with climate change.
