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Pipes, yes, but don’t forget urban trees too. 🌳 🌳🌳
Significant urban forest loss is another contributing factor to Auckland’s vulnerability to flood events.
Significant urban forest loss is another contributing factor to Auckland’s vulnerability to flood events.
Trees capture a significant proportion of rainfall in the canopy and root systems, either slowing its entry into waterways or returning it to the atmosphere via evapotranspiration. hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/tree… 
But in Tāmaki Makaurau, loss of urban forest accelerated significantly since blanket tree protection was removed in 2012. See @AklCouncil & @mc_stanley1: newsroom.co.nz/auckland-centr… >12,879 trees, >61 hectares, lost in Waitematā board area in 10 years, worst in Grey Lynn (ahem!). 👇
Daily Bookmarks to GAVNet 03/15/2022 greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2022/03/15/dai…
Fareed's Take: Putin's Achilles' heel
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#RussiaUkraine, #EconomicSanctions, #PetroleumExports, #OpEd
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#RussiaUkraine, #EconomicSanctions, #PetroleumExports, #OpEd
