Sea level rise – impacts on Nelson?

Sea level rise – impacts on Nelson?

Cawthron have just released a report which looks at the impacts of a ‘worst case scenario’ sea level rise of 1.9m on Nelson and its surrounds, focussing heavily on the adverse effects.  It was an interesting exercise which has been given good exposure in local media, here and here.

View of Nelson showing vulnerable areas
View of Nelson showing vulnerable areas

Red marks areas which would be inundated given a sea level rise of 1 meter, yellow those impacted by a 1.9 m rise.  Source:  Cawthron Report #1699 (1.8MB).

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