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How is climate change already affecting New Zealand?

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Hansen, 2020) In 2013 the North Island experienced its worst drought in 40 years, The estimated cost of droughts impact was a minimum, $1.3 2012-2013 Drought, n.d.) 2012-2013 Drought.) These images can show stress on an environment in comparison to the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). In text: (Mfe.govt.nz.

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Wildfires in California: Our wake up call

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A cow near flames of the 2013 Rim Fire close to the Yosemite National Park border in Groveland, California. [6] A cow walks by flames from the Rim fire near the Yosemite National Park border in Groveland, California, on August 24, 2013]. However, the weather plays a large part in determining how much the fire will grow and spread. [4]

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The fertilisation of the Amazon rainforest by Saharan dust

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Science, 216(4548), 821-827. NASA Satellite Reveals How Much Saharan Dust Feeds Amazon’s Plants. Retrieved from [link] saharan-dust-feeds-amazon-s-plants. O’Shea, N. Field Museum scientists estimate 16,000 tree species in the Amazon: With half of all trees belonging to just 227 species. Retrieved from [link].