Daniel Walker, Author at Science Media Centre

Building back better after Cyclone Gabrielle – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 February 202301 June 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle has washed out utilities, swamped roads, and claimed at least six bridges across the east coast and Hawke’s Bay. With […]

Forestry slash to be reviewed after repeated flood destruction – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 February 202317 February 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle washed out woody debris on the east coast, which has piled up against bridges and across roads. The […]

Measles case confirmed in Auckland – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 February 2023

New Zealand’s first measles diagnosis since 2019 was announced last night – an Aucklander infected overseas. Though now isolating at home, the person […]

National state of emergency activated for the third time in history – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 February 202315 February 2023

Devastation wreaked by Cyclone Gabrielle has prompted the government to declare a national state of emergency. It’s only the third […]

Telecommunications taken out by Cyclone Gabrielle – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 February 202314 February 2023

Communications in the Tairāwhiti region are fully out this morning, cutting off the area from the rest of Aotearoa and affecting local […]

What’s fuelling Cyclone Gabrielle? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 February 2023

Warm oceans, warm air, La Niña conditions, and a changing climate have made for a summer of perfect storms – with […]

Extreme rainfall in a warming world – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 January 202331 January 2023

Auckland is currently challenging the record for its wettest month ever. More than 769% of its rainfall in a normal January has […]

Making homes safe after floods – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 January 202301 February 2023

Forty homes have been red-stickered, and around 5,000 more have been damaged after a record-smashing deluge across the upper North Island. Health […]

The current state of carbon dioxide removal in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 January 202301 February 2023

As the world heats up, there is an urgent need to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to buy us […]

Lack of support for those with Long COVID – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 January 202327 January 2023

One in five participants in a major nationwide study experienced symptoms of Long COVID following an infection, and researchers say the health […]

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