Tuesday 19 November
King Tides AKL are thrilled to announce a new project to construct and install water level (tidal) gauges at public coastal locations that can be monitored by communities and schools. The process of capturing and providing water level data to King Tides AKL provides...
Based on an article by Shane Orchard, University of Canterbury. Background This project began in 1999 as a community response to the level of pollution in the Waitohu Stream. It is led by a volunteer group who devote considerable effort to ensuring that members feel...
Based on an article by Shane Orchard, University of Canterbury. The design of shoreline protection initiatives is a cornerstone topic in the discourse on coastal climate change. Projects to restore degraded coastal margins are an important aspect of this field, and...
As the impacts of sea level rise become more visible in the future, citizens will be faced with decisions on how they live their lives - where they live and work and how they travel and play. These decisions can be informed by information that is already in the public...
Rising sea levels are also more subtle by far than a cyclone. NIWA and Auckland Council coastal scientists want us to get our heads around what sea levels may be like, not next year, but throughout our lifetimes and beyond. These scientists have also highlighted how a...
The passage of a single year is but the merest blink of an eyelid when talking of king tides as the harbinger of potentially destructive rising sea levels. But 2014 nevertheless proved a massive year for the King Tides Auckland Initiative (King Tides AKL), which began...
On Wednesday August 13th 2014, the King Tides Countdown was held at the Beca Auckland Office Auditorium in Auckland City. Members of the King Tides AKL team broadcasted live stream and real-time photo images of King Tide hotspots from Auckland’s CBD during the...
New Zealand’s coastline is home to a treasure trove of native species. Our flora and fauna may not be the biggest or toughest and many aren’t particularly coordinated, but they certainly make up for it in other ways. Unfortunately, coastal species are among the most...
Sea level rise may be indisputable, but that doesn’t mean we can’t adapt to living with higher oceans – humans are pretty resourceful, after all. Coastal erosion and flooding – due to rising seas – threatens houses, buildings, roads, infrastructure, and wildlife...
Last week, in our interview with NIWA’s Dr Rob Bell, he discussed how the combined effects of King Tides and stormy weather can be disastrous. Unfortunately, these synergistic effects were experienced in the Marshall Islands in the early hours of Monday morning (March...
Photography is a powerful way to put a face to climate change and help us see, rather than imagine through facts and figures, the changes taking place in our environment. One of the pioneers of raising climate change awareness through imagery is scientist and...
In the first part of our interview with Dr Rob Bell, Programme Leader: Hazards & Risk at NIWA, he informed us that in the near future – potentially in just 40 years time – we could be experiencing tides as high as the recent King Tides on a fortnightly basis....
Earlier this month – like gazing into a climate crystal ball – the King Tides gave us the chance to witness what everyday tides might look like in the future as a result of rising sea levels. The unusually high tides made for some great photo opportunities and the...
You know how they say too much is salt is bad for you, well it is not that great for your car or our sports fields either! Motorists in many waterfront areas around Auckland experienced some urban off-roading conditions when salt-water flooded roads during the King...
As the City of Sails, Auckland has numerous marinas, jetties, pontoons and mooring locations around its coast. But just because it can float at the moment doesn't mean it always will. This photo taken during the King Tides of February 2014 shows Milford Marina...
Welcome to the first of our Citizen Science articles around the King Tides Auckland Initiative. Climate change is happening and sea levels are on the rise, but what does it all mean? We chatted to Dr Scott Stephens at NIWA, expert on coastal and estuarine physical...
What will changes in sea levels mean for the future of Aucklands road and transport system? This photo captures the water spilling over onto Tamaki Drive during a calm King Tide on 1 February 2014. Understanding how our existing infrastructure is impacted by King...
In Auckland our proximity to the coast means that many of our favourite places to play and relax are near the water. Some of these locations are strongly impacted by King Tides. Capturing evidence of King Tides in these places when they occur provides us the chance to...
With so many of us living and working near the coast sharing the impacts of King Tides through photos provides valuable information on what we need to consider to ensure any impacts from sea level change are planned for, not reacted too. And it is not just our...
Welcome to King Tides Auckland We are the King Tides Auckland initiative and our mission is to raise awareness of sea level rise and protect our amazing coastal areas for the future – and we need your help to do it! This Sunday heralds the inaugural King Tides...