NZ's ice and snow is 'sort of a battery – and the battery is leaking'The Spinoff Daily, Wednesday July 10
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Shanti Mathias: “Given the interconnectedness of food and water – and also snow – changes in weather patterns can have significant effects. Niwa’s seasonal climate outlook predicted that this winter would be drier than last year and temperatures would be average or above average historical norms, meaning less rain and snow. Glaciers are melting far, far more quickly than they are being replenished. In the long term, shifts in rhythms of snowfall and snowmelt will have consequences for New Zealand’s food supply, from dairy, vegetables, grains and – obviously – gourmet fish. What those consequences mean isn’t totally clear yet – but it’s increasingly obvious that the effect of that melting snow can’t be ignored.”
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NZ's ice and snow is 'sort of a battery – and the battery is leaking'
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