Sea-level rising twice faster than thought in New Zealand: report

STORY: Sea-level rising twice faster than thought in New Zealand: report DATELINE: May 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of huge waves hitting the southern suburbs of Wellington STORYLINE: New sea-level rising data released on Monday showed that large parts of New Zealand will see the speed of sea-level rising double, 20 to 30 years faster than previously expected. Based on current international emissions reduction policies, global sea levels are expected to rise about 0.6 meters by 2100. However, for large parts of New Zealand, this will double to about 1.2 meters due to ongoing land subsidence, said Professor Tim Naish from Victoria University of Wellington, co-leader of the NZ SeaRise program. "We have less time to act than we thought," Naish said. What may be a real surprise to people is that for many of New Zealand's most populated regions, such as Auckland and Wellington, "this unavoidable rise is happening faster than we thought," he